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5. November 2014

Seminar

Uncertainty and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from German Micro Data
Leibniz Seminar für Arbeitsmarktforschung (BeNA)

Termin

5. November 2014
6.15-7.30 pm

Ort

Gustav-Schmoller-Raum
DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
Room 3.3.002A
Mohrenstraße 58
10117 Berlin

Sprecher*innen

Davud Rostam-Afschar (FU Berlin)

Abstract: How does household fertility relate to labor income uncertainty? A large literature shows how household saving reacts to income uncertainty but only few studies recognize how fertility decisions are affected. We aim to shed some light on this relationship using data from the socio-economic panel from Germany. Our preliminary results indicate that our quantitative measure of income uncertainty is positively related to the number of children on average.

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