I would if I could: precarious employment and childbearing intentions in Italy |
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Authors: | Francesca Modena Fabio Sabatini |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, University of Trento, Via Inama 5, 38122 Trento (TN), Italy;(2) European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse), Euricse, Via S. Giovanni 36, 38122 Trento (TN), Italy |
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Abstract: | This paper carries out an investigation into the socio-economic determinants of childbearing decisions made by couples in
Italy. The analysis accounts for the characteristics of both possible parents. Our results do not support established theoretical
predictions according to which the increase in the opportunity cost of motherhood connected to higher female labour participation
is responsible for the fall in fertility. On the contrary, the instability of women’s work status (i.e. having occasional,
precarious, and low-paid positions) is revealed as a significant dissuasive factor in the decision to have children. Couples
in which there is an unemployed woman are less likely to plan childbearing as well. Other relevant explanatory variables are
women’s age, men’s work status and education, women’s citizenship, marital status and perceived economic well-being. |
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