Chapter 12: Do leave policies impact fertility? The case of immigrants from low-fertility countries in Sweden

• Kolejni autorzy: Mussino, Eleonora (Redaktor)
• Format: Elektroniczne Rozdział
• Język: angielski
• Wydane: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2022
• Hasła przedmiotowe: JFF; low fertility; Immigrant, Parental Leave; Sweden; event history analysis; adaptation
• Dostęp online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Fertility behaviour is strongly influenced by social and cultural norms, as well as welfare policies such as parental leave. This chapter considers the fertility of immigrants from low-fertility countries in Sweden, and estimates the effect of parental leave uptake on their fertility. Sweden is an i...