How fertility and union stability interact in shaping new family patterns in Italy and Spain

Lucia Coppola and Mariachiara Di Cesare
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Lucia Coppola: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Mariachiara Di Cesare: Universidad de Concepción

Demographic Research, 2008, vol. 18, issue 4, 117-144

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the interrelationships between fertility decisions and union dissolution in Italy and Spain. We argue that there might exist a spurious relationship between these two life trajectories. The analysis is based on the 1996 Fertility and Family Survey data for Italy and Spain. Results show that there is a spurious relationship between fertility and union dissolution in Italy but not in Spain. Nevertheless, in both countries, there is an evident direct effect of each process on the other: union dissolution decreases the risk of further childbearing, while childbirths decrease the risk of union dissolution.

Keywords: fertility; Italy; Spain; union dissolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.4

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