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32. Do Union Formation and Childbearing Improve Subjective Well-being? An Application of Propensity Score Matching to a Bulgarian Panel

Authors : Emiliano Sironi, Francesco C. Billari

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Applied Statistics

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

The link between childbearing, union formation and subjective well-being is still under-investigated. A key problem is disentangling causal effects, a challenge when the interplay between life course pathways and states of mind is investigated. Here we use propensity score matching estimates applied to panel data to demonstrate how the birth of a first child or entry into union increase individuals’ psychological well-being and reduce disorientation in Bulgaria, a transition country with lowest-low fertility and postponement of union formation. Sensitivity analyses confirm the robustness of our findings to heterogeneous levels of hidden bias.

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Footnotes
1
This variable is obtained after a principal factor analysis on three items that ask to respondents whether they agree or disagree to the following statements: “I have little influence over my fate”; “One can hardly find his/her orientation in life nowadays” and “No one cares what happens to other people”.
 
2
This variable is obtained from a factor extracted from answers to two questions where respondents had to choose over a five-point scale ranked from Completely Disagree to Strongly Agree. The wording of the items was: “During the past month have you ever felt very lonely or remote from other people?” and “During the past month have you ever felt depressed or very unhappy?”
 
3
Estimate results showed in Table 32.3 and 32.4 are invariant with respect to the imposition of common support, because very few units were excluded from the analysis after its imposition.
 
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Metadata
Title
Do Union Formation and Childbearing Improve Subjective Well-being? An Application of Propensity Score Matching to a Bulgarian Panel
Authors
Emiliano Sironi
Francesco C. Billari
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Advances in Theoretical and Applied Statistics

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-35587-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-35588-2

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35588-2_32

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