title: The weak impact of female labour force participation on Norwegian third-birth rates.
abstract: "Individual-level retrospective data from the [Norwegian] Family and Occupation Survey of 1988 are used to estimate the effects of various employment variables on the third-birth rates among post-war Norwegian birth cohorts.  Women who appear to have a strong work orientation, and may face relatively high opportunity costs of childbearing, do not have particularly low probability of advancing to parity three.  This is consistent with previous Swedish and British studies, and lends some support to the view that other factors than stronger employment preferences and increased job opportunities have been largely responsible for the 'second demographic transition' in Europe." (SUMMARY IN FRE)
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kravdal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D009664:Norway; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
keywords: Age Factors; Child--cost; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Fertility; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Northern Europe; Norway; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Scandinavia; Youth