Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty

Michaela Kreyenfeld, Dirk Konietzka, Philippe Lambert and Vincent Jerald Ramos
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Michaela Kreyenfeld: Hertie School
Dirk Konietzka: TU Braunschweig
Philippe Lambert: Université catholique de Louvain, LIDAM/ISBA, Belgium
Vincent Jerald Ramos: Hertie School

No 2022023, LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA from Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA)

Abstract: This study uses a gender and class perspective to study rates of progression to the second birth in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1990-2020, we distinguish individuals by whether they are in (a) higher managerial/professional, (b) lower managerial/ professional, (c) skilled manual/higher routine nonmanual, or (d) the nonskilled manual/lower routine nonmanual classes. Our analysis reveals strongly elevated second birth rates among men and women in the managerial classes. We also show that upward mobility after the first birth is associated with higher second birth rates among men, but not among women.

Keywords: Fertility; Germany; Uncertainty; Social Class; Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2022-08-24
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