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

• Autres auteurs: Mussino, Eleonora (Éditeur intellectuel)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2022
• Sujets: JFF; low fertility; Immigrant, Parental Leave; Sweden; event history analysis; adaptation
• Accès en ligne: 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...