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- Title
Single Motherhood in East and West Germany: What Can Explain the Differences?
- Authors
Jirjahn, Uwe; Struewing, Cornelia
- Abstract
The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we examine two transmission channels leading to single motherhood, namely out-of-partnership births and separations of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a higher probability of separation. We find no evidence that availability of child care plays a role in the differences between East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by different gender role models and partially also by economic circumstances.
- Subjects
GERMANY; SINGLE mothers; WOMEN; SOCIAL conditions of women; CHILDREN of single mothers; SEPARATION (Law); ECONOMIC conditions of women
- Publication
European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, Vol 15, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1824-2979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25428/1824-2979/201802-197-229