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A new approach to explaining fertility patterns: preference theory
No full textPreference theory is a new approach to explaining current and future patterns of employment and fertility among women in modern societies. Although economists usually claim that preferences cannot be measured, methods for identifying women's and men's lifestyle preferences were developed and applied in British (and Spanish) national surveys, confirming the results of previous British and American studies showing three distinct lifestyle preference groups. The results confirm the heterogeneity of women's preferences and suggest that preferences are the primary determinant of fertility and employment decisions. The implications for policies to raise fertility are discussed. Copyright 2003 by The Population Council, Inc..
Fertilitätsentscheidungen im Partnerschaftskontext : eine Analyse der Bedeutung der Bildungskonstellation von Paaren für die Familiengründung anhand des Mikrozensus 1996–2004
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Class, Family, Education, and the Process of Status Attainment: A Comparison of American and British Women College Graduates*
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Should black women and men live in the same place? An intermetropolitan assessment of relative labor market success
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