Transition to second birth - the case of Russia

Dorothea Rieck
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Dorothea Rieck: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

No WP-2006-036, MPIDR Working Papers from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

Abstract: This study examines the determinants of second births in Russia before and during the economic and political transition. Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey and apply the method of hazard regression, we find a strong period effect: whereas the second birth risk increased in the 1980s, it decreased significantly after 1992. This effect remains even after controlling for individual characteristics. We argue that the dramatic increase in economic and social uncertainties after the collapse of the communist system in Russia is responsible for the fertility reduction.

Keywords: Russian Federation; fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2006-036

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