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References for Fertility decisions and alternative types of childcare
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Further reading
- Del Boca D., and C. Wetzels (eds). Social Policies, Labour Markets and Motherhood: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Kohler, H. P., F. C. Billari, and J. A. Ortega. “The emergence of lowest-low fertility in Europe during the 1990s.” Population and Development Review 28:4 (2002): 641−680.
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Key references
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Ermisch, J. F. “Purchased child care, optimal family size and mother’s employment theory and econometric analysis.” Journal of Population Economics 2:2 (1989): 79-102. Key reference: [1]
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Rindfuss, R. R., D. K. Guilkey, S. P. Morgan, and Ø. Kravdal. “Child-Care Availability and Fertility in Norway.” Population and Development Review 36:4 (2010): 725-748. Key reference: [2]
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Wood, J., and K. Neels. “Local Childcare Availability and Dual-Earner Fertility: Variation in Childcare Coverage and Birth Hazards Over Place and Time.” European Journal of Population 35:5 (2019): 913-937. Key reference: [3]
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Schuss, E., and M. Azaouagh. “The expansion of early childcare and transitions to first and second birth in Germany.” Bullettin of Economic Research 75:2 (2022): 476-507. Key reference: [4]
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Fukai, T. “Childcare availability and fertility: Evidence from municipalities in Japan.” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 43:C (2017): 1-18. Key reference: [5]
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Dimai, M. “Shall we have another? Effects of daycare benefits on fertility, a case study in a region in Northeastern Italy.” Genus 79:13 (2023): 1-27. Key reference: [6]
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Arpino, B., C. D. Pronzato, and L. P. Tavares. “The effect of grandparental support on mothers’ labour market participation: An instrumental variable approach.” European Journal of Population 30:4 (2014): 369−390. Key reference: [7]
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Rutigliano, R. “Do grandparents really matter? The effect of regular grandparental childcare on the second-birth transition.” European Sociological Review (2023): 1−14. Key reference: [8]
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Rutigliano, R. “Counting on Potential Grandparents? Adult Children’s Entry Into Parenthood Across European Countries.” Demography 57:4 (2020): 1393−1414. Key reference: [9]
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Pink, S. “Anticipated (Grand-)Parental Childcare Support and the Decision to Become a Parent.” European Journal of Population 34:5 (2018): 691−720. Key reference: [10]
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Aassve, A., E. Meroni, and C. Pronzato. “Grandparenting and childbearing in the extended family.” European Journal of Population 28:4 (2012): 499−518. Key reference: [11]
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Zhang, Y., and Y.–H. Luh. “Grandparents’ health and family fertility choice: Evidence from Taiwan.” China Economic Review 51:C (2018): 294−308. Key reference: [12]
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Del Boca, D. “The effect of child care and part time opportunities on participation and fertility decisions in Italy.” Journal of Population Economics 15:3 (2002): 549−573. Key reference: [13]
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Del Boca, D., D. Piazzalunga, and C. Pronzato. “The role of grandparenting in early childcare and child outcomes.” Review of Economics of the Household 16:2 (2018): 477−512. Key reference: [14]
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Furtado, D. “Fertility Responses of High-Skilled Native Women to Immigrant Inflows.” Demography 53:1 (2016): 27−53. Key reference: [15]
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Ermisch, J. F. “Purchased child care, optimal family size and mother’s employment theory and econometric analysis.” Journal of Population Economics 2:2 (1989): 79-102.