Essays on the Economics of Fertility

Tasks

This doctoral research theoretically and empirically analyses the influence of socio-political measures on the family formation behaviour of young couples. In particular the focus is on the consequences of economic uncertainty at labour market entry. The theoretical analysis applies household decision making models. In the empirical research microeconometric methods are used to analyse data on the individual and household level.

Methods

Theoretical models and econometric analyses.

Data sources

pairfam, GSOEP