Unemployment Impact on Fertility: A Panel Data Analysis in Western Europe

8 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2013

Date Written: April 19, 2013

Abstract

Author in the present paper attempts, through a panel data econometric model, to point out that unemployment has a negative impact on fertility and supports the view of (Adsera, 2005); (Emilia Del Bono et al., 2008); (Kreyenfeld, 2005). The sample covers all western Europe. Data is taken from Eurostat. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package.

Keywords: Unemployment, Fertility, Demography, Family planning, Ageing, Austerity, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Econometric models with panel data (single equation)

JEL Classification: E24, J13, C23

Suggested Citation

Georgiou, Miltiades N., Unemployment Impact on Fertility: A Panel Data Analysis in Western Europe (April 19, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2253855 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2253855

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