“Will highly educated women have more children in the future?” In this contribution, I address this question by looking at both fertility and fertility intentions; i.e., the number of children people plan to have over their reproductive lives. Intended births are highly correlated with actual births, and in low-fertility settings, childbearing has become associated with the couple’s agency.1 On the other hand, education, which is a marker of income and social status, has remained an important driver of fertility choices.2 Hence, understanding the reproductive decision-making of women and men with low, medium, and high levels of education is crucial when seeking to determine whether – and if so, to what extent – there is scope for additional policy interventions aimed at raising fertility levels.
Will highly educated women have more children in the future? / Testa, Maria Rita. - In: VIENNA YEARBOOK OF POPULATION RESEARCH. - ISSN 1728-4414. - 15:(2017), pp. 33-44. [10.1553/populationyearbook2017s033]
Titolo: | Will highly educated women have more children in the future? | |
Autori: | Testa, Maria Rita (Corresponding) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 | |
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Citazione: | Will highly educated women have more children in the future? / Testa, Maria Rita. - In: VIENNA YEARBOOK OF POPULATION RESEARCH. - ISSN 1728-4414. - 15:(2017), pp. 33-44. [10.1553/populationyearbook2017s033] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11385/197873 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.1 - Articolo su rivista (Article) |
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