A note on the changing relationship between fertility and female employment rates in developed countries

Ahn, Namkee; Mira, Pedro

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“…This interpretation is conditional on the assumption that mothers have to invest a greater share of their time in child rearing than do fathers. In line with the results of Ahn and Mira (2002), this effect is expected to be smaller in France than in some other European countries such as Germany, Greece and Italy. Indeed, public infrastructures and fiscal schemes in France allow women to reconcile a high participation rate in the labor market and high fertility.…”

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Religion and fertility: The French connection

Baudin¹

2015

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Religion and fertility: The French connection

Baudin¹

2015

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“…Based on cross-sectional correlations of female employment and fertility rates in OECD countries, Esping-Andersen (1999) showed how the association between female employment and fertility changed from being negative in the 1980s to positive in the 1990s. Esping-Andersen's empirical approach has been extended, discussed and criticized in further studies (Ahn and Mira 2002;Castles 2003;Kögel 2003); however, his argument has remained essential for the understanding of fertility dynamics in contemporary Europe. Accordingly, countries that are unable to modernize their family policies by improving the compatibility of employment and family life will experience reduced fertility; countries that resolve the incompatibility of work and family life will experience higher fertility.…”

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Welfare state context, female labour-market attachment and childbearing in Germany and Denmark

2014

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This study investigates the role of female labour-market attachment and earnings in childbearing progressions in two very different European contexts. By applying event-history techniques to German and Danish register data during 1981-2001, we demonstrate how female earnings relate to first, second and third birth propensities. Our study shows that female earnings are positively associated with first birth fertility in Denmark, while this is not the case in West Germany. We interpret our findings based on the fact that Danish social context and policy encourage women to establish themselves in the labour market before becoming mothers, while the German institutional context during the 1980s and 1990s was not geared towards encouraging maternal employment. For higher-order births, the results are less clearcut. For Denmark we find a slightly positive correlation between female earnings and second-birth fertility, while the association is somewhat negative for third-order births. In Germany, women tend to leave the labour market when becoming mothers. Non-employed mothers have elevated second and, in particular, third-birth rates. For the group of mothers who are employed, we find only a weak association between their earnings and higher-order fertility.

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“…Again this suggests that increased labour effort reduces the fertility rate. Ahn and Mira (2002) argue against the concept that economic development has a negative impact on the fertility rate. They propose that the combination of increased participation by females in the workforce and higher wages results in a situation where females in developed countries can purchase child care from market sources.…”

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An analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland

Doran

2012

International Journal of Social Economics

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Original citationAn analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. An Analysis of the Interdependence of Demographic Factors, Labour Effort and Economic Growth in IrelandAbstract Purpose -The purpose of this article is to analyse the effects of a declining birth rate and an increasing old age-population ratio on Ireland's economic output. Design-Methodology/Approach -This paper utilises data on the birth rate, old-age population ratio, economic output and labour effort of the Irish economy to estimate a vector-autoregressive model. The results of this model are then analysed to test for the presence of Granger causality among these variables. In doing so it is possible to assess whether there are statistically significant causal relationships existing among these factors. Subsequently, impulse response functions are derived from this model in order to assess the magnitude of the causal relationships. Findings -The results suggest that declining fertility rates and increases in the old-age dependency ratio have a significant impact on labour effort and economic output. Labour effort is also found to explain variation in the fertility rate and economic output. Economic output is found to effect labour effort and the fertility rate. Social Implications -The results derived in this paper raise interesting policy implications. It is evident that Ireland's declining birth rate and increasing old-age population ratio are creating a demographic situation which will have implications for future economic growth. Policies need to be put in place to mitigate the negative effects these factors will have on Irish growth. Originality/Value -This paper adopts modern econometric techniques to assess the causal relationships which exist between the demographic and economic factors considered. These have not previously been applied to the Irish situation. In doing this, this paper provides an important insight into the changing dynamics of the Irish economy.

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A note on the changing relationship between fertility and female employment rates in developed countries

Cited by 428 publications

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Religion and fertility: The French connection

Religion and fertility: The French connection

Welfare state context, female labour-market attachment and childbearing in Germany and Denmark

An analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland

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