Volume 17 - Article 8 | Pages 181–210
Education and second birth rates in Denmark 1981-1994
| Date received: | 13 Apr 2007 |
| Date published: | 09 Nov 2007 |
| Word count: | 7211 |
| Keywords: | birth rate, Denmark, education, fertility, partner effect, time-squeeze |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.8 |
Abstract
A high educational attainment is shown to have a positive effect on second birth rates for Danish one-child mothers during the period 1981-94. We examine whether a time-squeeze is a possible explanation: due to the longer enrolment in the educational system, highly educated women have less time at their disposal in order to get the desired number of children. Also, we examine to what extent the partner's education can explain some of the positive effect. We find no evidence that the positive effect of education is due to either a time-squeeze nor to a partner effect.
Author's Affiliation
Mette Gerster - Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Niels Keiding - Københavns Universitet, Denmark
Lisbeth B. Knudsen - Aalborg University, Denmark
Katrine Strandberg-Larsen - Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
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