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Causal Modelling in Fertility Research: A Review of the Literature and an Application to a Parental Leave Policy Reform
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Abstract This paper reviews empirical studies that have examined the causal determinants of fertility behaviour. In particular, we compare the approaches adopted in the different disciplines to improve our understanding of how birth dynamics are influenced by changes in female employment and changes in famil... mehr
This paper reviews empirical studies that have examined the causal determinants of fertility behaviour. In particular, we compare the approaches adopted in the different disciplines to improve our understanding of how birth dynamics are influenced by changes in female employment and changes in family policies. The wide array of panel data that have become available in recent years provide great potential for advanced causal modelling in this field. Event history modelling has been a dominant approach in sociology and demography. However, researchers are increasingly turning to other methods to unravel causal effects, such as fixed-effects modelling, the regression discontinuity approach, and statistical matching. We summarise selected studies, and discuss the advantages and the shortcomings of the different approaches. In an empirical section, we analyse the impact of the German 2007 policy reform on birth behaviour to illustrate the difficulties involved in isolating policy effects. The final chapter concludes by underscoring that even simple modelling strategies may be beneficial for improving our understanding of how policy effects shape demographic behaviour, and for laying the groundwork for more fine-grained causal investigations.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Geburtenentwicklung; Fruchtbarkeit; Familienpolitik; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; Demographie; Datengewinnung; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Klassifikation
Bevölkerung
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
Event history; Causation
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 269-302
Zeitschriftentitel
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 46 (2021)
Heftthema
Identification of causal mechanisms in demographic research: the contribution of panel data
ISSN
1869-8999
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0