Bearing children in unstable times: psychological traits and early parenthood in a lowest-low fertility context, Rostock 1990 - 1995

Holger von der Lippe, Francesco Billari and Olaf Reis
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Holger von der Lippe: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

No WP-2002-014, MPIDR Working Papers from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze a unique longitudinal data set from Rostock in Eastern Germany. Data collection began in the communist era and has been followed up until today. Employing proportional-hazard models, we use psychological individual-level measures (such as personality traits, social and cognitive resources, coping styles, etc.) at age 20 as determinants of the subjects´ subsequent transition rate to parenthood. We find strong evidence to support the notion that psychological factors function as proximate determinants of differential fertility. We conclude that psychological individual-level data are important in understanding patterns, especially during times when society faces massive and incalculable upheavals.

JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2002-014

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