The Impact of Labour-Force Participation on Childbearing Behaviour: Pro-Cyclical Fertility in Sweden during the 1980s and the 1990s

By Gunnar Andersson. 2000

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Subfields: Demography, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Unemployment and Families: A Review of Research (2003, background): “He does find a “general change in the climate for childbearing in Sweden that affects practically all groups of women simultaneously,” lowering the fertility rate (Andersson 2000, p. 315).”
The Interrelations Between Cohabitation, Marriage and First Birth in Germany and Sweden (2003, background): “However, this last option has become less relevant, since most women have a job preceding first childbirth (Andersson, 2000).”
The Influence of Employment Uncertainty on Childbearing in France: A Tempo or Quantum Effect? (2012, background): “Unemployment accelerates entry into motherhood in Northern countries (Kravdal 1994, 2002; Hoem 2000; Andersson 2000), Germany, and the United Kingdom (Schmitt 2008), while it postpones it in”
Do child-care characteristics influence continued child bearing in Sweden? An investigation of the quantity, quality, and price dimension (2003, background): “In addition, Hoem (2000) and Andersson (2000) demonstrate that women with a lower level of earned income, and those enrolled in education, had lower birth propensities.”
Fertility and Public Policies - Evidence from Norway and Finland (2004, background): “ Andersson 2000 for Sweden and Vikat 2004 for Finland).”
Uncertainties in Female Employment Careers and the Postponement of Parenthood in Germany (2010, background): “In addition, micro-level studies show that women’s stable employment situation is a prerequisite for forming families in these countries (Hoem, 1990; Ellingsæter and Rønsen, 1996; Andersson, 2000).”
Why do people postpone parenthood? Reasons and social policy incentives. (2011, background): “Examining the ﬂuctuating fertility trends in the 1980s and 1990s in Sweden, Andersson (2000) demonstrated that women in more economically uncertain positions with low levels of income and students had lower and postponed fertility.”