EDUCATION AND POSTPONEMENT OF MATERNITY: Economic Analyses for Industrialized Countries: 15 (European Studies of Population)

Author: Gustafsson, Siv

Brand: Springer

Edition: 2006 ed.

Binding: hardcover

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 327

Release Date: 15-06-2006

Details:

This book examines economic aspects of the role of women’s education in the postponement of maternity in ten industrialized countries or regions: Sweden, Norway, Italy, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Western Germany, the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany, and the United States. Each is investigated using survey data relating age at motherhood with the investment in education of the mother. The result is a detailed picture of the economics of fertility decisions.

EAN: 9781402047152

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English