Adsera, Alícia, Ferrer, Ana M., Sigle-Rushton, Wendy 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8450-960X and Wilson, Ben ORCID: 0000-0003-4274-617X
(2012)
Fertility patterns of child migrants: age at migration and ancestry in comparative perspective.
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 643 (1).
pp. 160-189.
ISSN 0002-7162
Abstract
This article examines the fertility of women who migrated as children to one of three OECD countries-Canada, the United Kingdom, and France-and how it differs from that of native-born women, by age at migration. By looking at child migrants whose fertility behavior is neither interrupted by the migration event nor confounded by selection, the authors obtain a unique perspective on the adaptation process as a mechanism that explains variation in observed foreign and native-born fertility differentials. The authors find patterns that are broadly consistent with the adaptation hypothesis-which posits that as migrants become accustomed to their host countries, their fertility norms begin to resemble those of the native population-and, on average, limited cross-national variation in fertility differentials. The effect of exposure to the host country, however, seems to vary by country of origin, a finding that underscores the importance of taking into account the heterogeneity of the foreign-born population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716212444706 |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 American Academy of Political & Social Science |
| Divisions: | Gender Studies Social Policy Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2012 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 08:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/45046 |
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