Regional Social Contexts and Individual Fertility Decisions: A Multilevel Analysis of First and Second Births in Western Germany

By K. Hank. 2001

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Do Cross-National Differences in the Costs of Children Generate Cross-National Differences in Fertility Rates? (2003, background): “For example, Blau and Robins (1989) analyzed the effects of a greater availability of childcare on fertility in the US, while Kravdal (1996) conducted a similar study for Norway, and Buchel and Spiess (2002) and Hank (2002) have conducted similar studies for West Germany.”
Do child-care characteristics influence continued child bearing in Sweden? An investigation of the quantity, quality, and price dimension (2003, methodology): “With reference to the western German case, for example, Hank and Kreyenfeld (2003) have argued that even a better provision with day care would not suffice to foster women’s employment and fertility, as long as most other welfare state institutions remain directed towards the traditional male-breadw”
The Multifaceted Impact of Education on Entry into Motherhood (2005, background): “When school enrolment is controlled for in such models, the effect of educational level is sometimes even estimated to be positive (Blossfeld and Huinink, 1991; Kreyenfeld, 2000; Hank, 2002 ).”