The causal effect of an additional sibling on completed fertility: An estimation of intergenerational fertility correlations by looking at siblings of twins

<b>Background</b>: Intergenerational transmission of fertility - a correlation between number of siblings and adult fertility - has been consistently demonstrated in developed countries. However, there is only limited knowledge of the causes of this correlation. <b>Objective<...

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Main Author: Martin Kolk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2015-01-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol32/51/