@article{Coppola_18_4,
author = {Coppola, Lucia and Di Cesare, Mariachiara},
title={{How fertility and union stability interact in shaping new family patterns in Italy and Spain}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {18},
number = {4},
pages = {117--144},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.4},
year = {2008},
abstract = {In this paper we investigate the interrelationships between fertility decisions and union dissolution in Italy and Spain. We argue that there might exist a spurious relationship between these two life trajectories. The analysis is based on the 1996 Fertility and Family Survey data for Italy and Spain. Results show that there is a spurious relationship between fertility and union dissolution in Italy but not in Spain. Nevertheless, in both countries, there is an evident direct effect of each process on the other: union dissolution decreases the risk of further childbearing, while childbirths decrease the risk of union dissolution.},
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/4/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/4/18-4.pdf}
}