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Trust and fertility in uncertain times
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Abstract Recent studies have shown higher uncertainty to be associated with fertility decline. This study considers the role of social trust as a coping mechanism when general uncertainty increases. We analyse the fertility data of Italian provinces from 2004 to 2013, thereby incorporating the period of econ... view more
Recent studies have shown higher uncertainty to be associated with fertility decline. This study considers the role of social trust as a coping mechanism when general uncertainty increases. We analyse the fertility data of Italian provinces from 2004 to 2013, thereby incorporating the period of economic recession, which unexpectedly and exogenously increased uncertainty across the population. We find a robust and significantly positive impact of social trust on fertility, which is stronger among younger age groups. Moreover, we find that the buffer effect of trust decreases with the level of public childcare provision, suggesting that low trust endowments may be counterbalanced through public policy.... view less
Keywords
fertility; Italy; EVS; recession; confidence; security; crisis management (psych.); birth trend
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Free Keywords
ZA4460: EVS - European Values Study 1990 - Integrated Dataset; ZA3811: EVS - European Values Study 1999 - Integrierter Datensatz; social trust
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 19-36
Journal
Population Studies, 75 (2021) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2020.1742927
ISSN
1477-4747
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed