TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goldstein, Joshua R.
A1  - Kreyenfeld, Michaela
A1  - Jasilioniene, Aiva
A1  - Karaman Örsal, Deniz Dilan
T1  - Fertility Reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe: Recent Evidence from Order-Specific Data
Y1  - 2013/07/10
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 85
EP  - 104
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.4
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/4/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/4/29-4.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/4/29-4.pdf
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/4/files/readme.29-4.txt
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/4/files/demographic-research.29-4.zip
N2  - Objective: This paper provides recent cross-national evidence of the impact of the great recession on fertility in Europe in the context of the recent decade. 

Methods: Using data from the Human Fertility Database (HFD), from Eurostat, and from the OECD database, we employ fixed-effects modeling to study how changes in unemployment rates have affected birth rates across Europe. 

Results: We find that countries that were hit hard by the recession show reduced fertility when compared with a continuation of recent trends, especially at younger ages. 

Conclusions: Our results indicate a strong relationship between economic conditions and fertility. However, there is variation by region, age, and parity suggesting the importance of life course and institutional factors. 

ER  -