Choice of study discipline and the postponement of motherhood in Europe: The impact of expected earnings, gender composition, and family attitudes

Theory suggests that the field of study may be at least as consequential for fertility behavior as the duration and level of education. Yet, this qualitative dimension of educational achievement has been largely neglected in demographic studies. This article analyzes the mechanisms relating the fiel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Demography 2010-05, Vol.47 (2), p.439-458
1. Verfasser:	Van Bavel, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Achievement Academic disciplines Adult Age Age at marriage Attitude Attitudes Berufswahl Births College graduates Demographics Demography Earnings Education Educational Attainment Educational Status Enrollments Europe Factor Analysis, Statistical Family planning Family Roles Female Fertility Fruchtbarkeit Gender Gender Identity Gender roles Geography Human capital Humanities Humans Income Labor market Labor markets Level of education Logistic Models Lohn Medicine/Public Health Motherhood Mothers Norms Occupations Parenthood Population Economics Reproductive Behavior Sex Sex Factors Sex Roles Social Sciences Sociology Studienfach Studies Wages Westeuropa Women Womens health Working women Zeit
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