Expectations about Fertility and Field of Study among Adolescents: A Case of Self-selection?

In recent studies on the association between education and fertility, increased attention has been paid to the field of study. Women who studied in traditionally more “feminine” fields, like care, teaching, and health, were found to have their children earlier and to have more children than other wo...

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Main Authors: Micha G. Keijer, Aart C. Liefbroer, Ineke Nagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal Institute for Population Research 2019-08-01
Series:Comparative Population Studies
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Online Access:http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/266