Childbirth in East and West German Stepfamilies

The present paper studies fertility rates in partnerships with and without children from previous partners in East and West Germany. Data from the German "Fertility and Family Survey" is used to estimate piecewise-linear hazard rate models for having another child. It turns out that a prop...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2002-08-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol7/6/