Education and second birth rates in Denmark 1981-1994

A high educational attainment is shown to have a positive effect on second birth rates for Danish one-child mothers during the period 1981-94. We examine whether a time-squeeze is a possible explanation: due to the longer enrolment in the educational system, highly educated women have less time at t...

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Main Authors: Katrine Strandberg-Larsen, Lisbeth B. Knudsen, Niels Keiding, Mette Gerster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2007-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol17/8/