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The impact of education on fertility during the chinese reform era (1980–2018): changes across birth cohorts and interaction with fertility policies

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    The impact of education on fertility during the chinese reform era (1980–2018): changes across birth cohorts and interaction with fertility policies
  • Author: Baizán, Pau ; Nie, Wanli
  • Subjects: China ; Education ; Event history analysis ; Fertility ; Life course ; Social institutions
  • Description: We examined the influence of education on fertility decisions in contemporary China, drawing upon theoretical insights that emphasise the role of social institutions, gender relations, and life course dynamics in shaping family behaviour. This led us to propose a set of hypotheses that explain the differential effect of education on each parity. We used information on female cohorts born between 1960 and 1989, coming from the China Family Panel Studies for 2010–2018. We applied event history models with both independent and simultaneous equations models to account for selection and endogeneity effects. The results point to a substantial contribution of the increased educational attainment in the population in the fertility decline and current low levels of fertility, beyond the role of fertility policies. Consistent with our hypotheses, the results show that woman’s educational attainment has a strong negative effect on the hazard of bearing a second or third child. Male partner’s educational attainment also has a negative effect on the hazard of transition to a second or third birth, yet with a weaker intensity. We also found that the negative effect of education on second birth rates significantly declines across birth cohorts. The results show little educational differentials in the probability of bearing a first child, while the better educated postpone first births. Moreover, the effect of fertility policies, measured at the individual level, gradually increases with the level of education. This work was supported by the Spanish “State Research Agency-Agencia Estatal de Investigación” (AEI), under grant number PID2020-117980GB-100.
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Creation Date: 2024
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0168-6577
    EISSN: 1572-9885
    DOI: 10.1007/s10680-023-09691-2
  • Source: PubMed Central
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