TY  - JOUR
A1  - Coppola, Lucia
A1  - Di Cesare, Mariachiara
T1  - How fertility and union stability interact in shaping new family patterns in Italy and Spain
Y1  - 2008/03/18
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 117
EP  - 144
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.4
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/4/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/4/18-4.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/4/18-4.pdf
N2  - 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.

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