Who is relevant? Exploring fertility relevant social networks

Keim, Sylvia; Klärner, Andreas; Bernardi, Laura

doi:10.4054/mpidr-wp-2009-001

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“…31 In addition to the indirect influence via parents, siblings might affect each other directly. Such a direct way is that siblings provide reference points to each other ( Adams, 1999;Keim et al, 2009;Kuegler, 31 We get similar results when the outcome is a binary variable of gender stereotypical occupation (based on whether the share of women is below or above the median). There are also no effects on entrepreneurship (selfemployment).…”

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confidence: 56%

“…They influence the environment in which children grow up and often remain important figures in adulthood. They provide reference points to each other and also alter interactions with parents ( Adams, 1999;Keim et al, 2009;McHale et al, 2003 ). Given that siblings affect family environment along several dimensions, they may contribute to individuals' motivation, conformity to social norms and access to different types of information.…”

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The effect of a sibling’s gender on earnings and family formation

Péter¹,

Lundborg

Mikkelsen

et al. 2018

Labour Economics

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We examine how the gender of a sibling affects labor market outcomes and family formation. Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children' s gender affects not only the outcomes of other children but also the existence of potential additional children. We employ two empirical strategies that both address this problem. First, we use a large sample of singletons to estimate whether first-borns are affected by the gender of their second-born sibling. Second, we look at a sample of dizygotic (i.e. non-identical) twins. We find that a same-sex sibling increases men's earnings and family formation outcomes (marriage and fertility), as compared to an opposite-sex sibling. The results for women are similar but the effects are smaller in magnitude and less robust. We argue that the income result for men could be driven by competition between brothers, as we find that men with brothers choose higher paying occupations. For women, we find suggestive evidence that the income premium may come partly from lower unemployment, which could be due to shared job search networks. The effects on family formation might stem from differential parental treatment for men, and from competition between sisters for women.

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Section: Differential Parental Treatment and Direct Sibling-to-sibling Influencesmentioning

confidence: 56%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of a sibling’s gender on earnings and family formation

Péter¹,

Lundborg

Mikkelsen

et al. 2018

Labour Economics

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“…Kalantari et al concluded that social participation decreased young people’s tendency toward childbearing ( 39 ). In Germany, Keim et al showed the influence of family members, friends, and relatives on couples’ childbearing decisions ( 40 ). Benzies suggested that the preparedness of the partner and the family played a less significant role in childbearing decisions ( 36 ).…”

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Factors influencing first childbearing timing decisions among men: Path analysis

Kariman

Amerian

Jannati

et al. 2016

IJRM

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Background:Factors that influence men’s childbearing intentions have been relatively unexplored in the literature.Objective: This study aimed to determine the influencing factors about the first childbearing timing decisions of men. Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 300 men who were referred to private and governmental healthcare centers in Shahrood, Iran were randomly recruited from April to September 2014. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Quality of Life Questionnaire; ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, Synder’s Hope Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results:After removing the statistically insignificant paths, men’s age at marriage had the highest direct effect (β=0.86) on their first childbearing decision. Marital satisfaction (β=-0.09), social support (β=0.06), economic status (β=0.06), and quality of life (β=-0.08) were other effective factors on men’s first childbearing decisions. Moreover, marital satisfaction and social support had significant indirect effects on men’s childbearing decisions (β=-0.04 and -0.01, respectively).Conclusion:Many factors, including personal factors (age at marriage and quality of life), family factors (marital satisfaction), and social factors (social support), can affect men’s decision to have a child. Policymakers are hence required to develop strategies to promote the socioeconomic and family conditions of the couples and to encourage them to have as many children as they desire at an appropriate time.

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“…bspw. Keim et al 2009;Murphy 1999;Murphy & Wang 2001). 140 Theoretische Überlegungen, ob die Verletzung der genannten Annahmen zu fehlerhaften Ergebnissen führen kann, werden in Anhang C vorgestellt.…”

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“…der Eltern auf ihre Kinder über Sozialisation genannt Keim et al (2009). diskutieren den Einfluss von sozialen Netzwerken auf Fertilitätsintentionen.…”

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Vorausberechnung von Verwandtschaft: Wie sich die gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Kindern, Eltern und Großeltern zukünftig entwickelt

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Who is relevant? Exploring fertility relevant social networks

Cited by 11 publications

References 44 publications

The effect of a sibling’s gender on earnings and family formation

The effect of a sibling’s gender on earnings and family formation

Factors influencing first childbearing timing decisions among men: Path analysis

Vorausberechnung von Verwandtschaft: Wie sich die gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Kindern, Eltern und Großeltern zukünftig entwickelt

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