Out-of-partnership births in East and West Germany

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we show that single women in East Germany are significantly more likely to give birth to a child than single women in West Germany. This applies to both planned and unplanned births. Our analysis provides no evidence that the difference between...

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Volume:	18
Main Author:	Jirjahn, Uwe Chadi, Cornelia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	NEW YORK SPRINGER 01.09.2020
published in:	Review of economics of the household Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 853 - 881
ORCID:	0000-0001-7292-8535
Data of publication:	2020-09-01
ISSN:	1569-5239 1573-7152
EISSN:	1573-7152
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences CHILDBEARING Politico-economic systems SINGLE-PARENT INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INCENTIVES East Germany Unpartnered birth West Germany ATTITUDES IMPACT MATRILINEAL CHILD POVERTY Gender role models FAMILY POLICIES GENDER-DIFFERENCES Culture
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2020 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS