Fertility Decline During Albania’s Societal Crisis and its Subsequent Consolidation

Mathias Lerch ()
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Mathias Lerch: University of Geneva

European Journal of Population, 2013, vol. 29, issue 2, No 3, 195-220

Abstract: Abstract Cross-sectional comparisons of the decline in fertility in former socialist countries point to a bi-phasic response: a crisis-induced family limitation followed by the postponement of childbearing during economic and political consolidation. In this article, the last two decades of Albania’s fertility transition are documented. The bi-phasic response model is tested in a period analysis of adaptations in marriage and parity-specific fertility to the socio-economic and political transformations since the fall of communist rule. We find that the timing and patterns of changes in Albanian family behaviours generally adhere to the model. Socio-economic differentials and trends are congruent with the major role played by the crisis and structural change. However, the Albanian case also highlights the enduring importance of traditional family formation models during the crisis, as well as among specific subpopulations more recently. These results are discussed with reference to a sociological account of Albanian society.

Keywords: Marriage; Fertility; Crisis; Post-communist transition; Culture; Albania; Mariage; Fécondité; Crise; Transition post-communiste; Culture; Albanie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10680-012-9282-1

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