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Going Beyond the First Child: Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns

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dc.contributor.authorLevin, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorBesedina, Elena
dc.contributor.authorAritomi, Tami
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T19:03:46Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T19:03:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThe Russian Federation's population has been declining since 1992, but recently the decline appears to be over. Although fertility has risen since the 2007 introduction of the family policy package, which focused on stimulating second and higher-order births, total fertility rates still remain significantly below replacement rate. Unlike some Western European countries, low overall fertility in Russia can be explained predominantly by a high prevalence of one-child families, despite the two-child ideal family size reported by the majority of Russians. This paper examines the correlates of Russian first-time mothers' desire and decision to have a second child. Using the 2004–12 waves of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, the study focuses on the motherhood-career trade-off as a potential obstacle to higher fertility in Russia. The preliminary results indicate that among Russian first-time mothers, being in stable employment is positively associated with the likelihood of having a second child. Moreover, the desire to have a second child is positively associated with the first child attending formal childcare, which suggests that the availability, affordability, and quality of such childcare can be important for promoting fertility. These results are broadly consistent with previous studies in other European countries that indicate that the ability of mothers to combine work and family has important implications for fertility, and that pro-natalist policies focusing on childcare accessibility can offer the greatest payoffs. In addition to these factors, better housing conditions, being married, having an older child, and having a first-born boy are also positively associated with having a second child.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26240510/going-beyond-first-child-analysis-russian-mothers-desired-actual-fertility-patterns
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7643
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24217
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7643
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectIDEAL FAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectBIRTH
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHOUSE
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectFIRST CHILD
dc.subjectPARTNER
dc.subjectFERTILITY DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectDYING
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectREPLACEMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectFERTILITY PATTERNS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL CHILDREN
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectBIRTH ORDER
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRENDS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectSINGLE MOTHERS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectEQUAL WORK
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectFAMILY POLICIES
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINES
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectBIRTH RATES
dc.subjectEU
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectMALE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFAMILY POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectLARGER FAMILIES
dc.subjectLESS EDUCATED PEERS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectFERTILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectMARRIED COUPLES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE INTENTIONS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectENHANCING WOMEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectIMPACT ON FERTILITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectCHILDLESSNESS
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectFIRST BIRTH
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectCHILD
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectPARTNERS
dc.subjectMEN
dc.subjectNATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectMOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleGoing Beyond the First Childen
dc.title.subtitleAnalysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patternsen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleGoing Beyond the First Child: Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns
okr.date.disclosure2016-04-18
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26240510/going-beyond-first-child-analysis-russian-mothers-desired-actual-fertility-patterns
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7643
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryRussian Federation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Reproductive Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.unitSocial Protection and Labor Global Practice Group
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