Economic crisis and recovery: Changes in second birth rates within occupational classes and educational groups

Sunnee Billingsley

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.16

Volume 24 - Article 16 | Pages 375–406

Economic crisis and recovery: Changes in second birth rates within occupational classes and educational groups

By Sunnee Billingsley

Date received:

17 Dec 2009

Date published:

4 Mar 2011

Word count:

7295

Keywords:

economic crisis, fertility, inflation, occupational class, Russia, second births, uncertainty, unemployment

DOI:

10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.16

This article is part of the Special Collection 12 „Economic uncertainty and family dynamics in Europe“

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Abstract

This study assesses the decline in second birth rates for men and women across different skill levels in transitional Russia. Changes within educational groups and occupational classes are observed over three distinct time periods: the Soviet era, economic crisis, and economic recovery. The most remarkable finding is the similarity in the extent second birth rates declined within educational groups and occupational classes during the economic crisis. Although further decline occurred in the recovery period, more variation emerged across groups.

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Sunnee Billingsley - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden EMAIL

Economic crisis and recovery: Changes in second birth rates within occupational classes and educational groups

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