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Sibling similarity in income: A life course perspective
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, vol. 78 Abstract Sibling similarity in income is a measure of the omnibus effect of family and community background on income. We estimate sibling similar
Explaining Swedish Sibling Similarity in Fertility: Parental Fertility Behavior vs. Social Background
Demographic Research, 39(32): 884-893. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.32 Abstract Objective: The aim of this descriptive study is to determine which of the family-specific factors, parental fertility behav
The Long-Term Cognitive and Socioeconomic Consequences of Birth Intervals: A Within-Family Sibling Comparison Using Swedish Register Data
Demography, 54(2): 459-484, doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0550-x Abstract We examine the relationship between birth-to-birth intervals and a variety of mid- and long-term cognitive and socioeconomic outcom
Birth Spacing and Parents’ Physical and Mental Health: An Analysis Using Individual and Sibling Fixed Effects
Demography 61(2): 393–418 Abstract An extensive literature has examined the relationship between birth spacing and subsequent health outcomes for parents, particularly for mothers. However, this researc
How does Birth Order and Number of Siblings Effect Fertility? A Within-Family Comparison Using Swedish Register Data
European Journal of Population Abstract This study examines how the sibling constellation in childhood is associated with later fertility behaviour of men and women in Sweden. Administrative register da
Birth Intervals and Health in Adulthood: A Comparison of Siblings Using Swedish Register Data
Demography, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp 929–955. Abstract A growing body of research has examined whether birth intervals influence perinatal outcomes and child health as well as long-term educational and s
A Life‐Course Analysis of Geographical Distance to Siblings, Parents, and Grandparents in Sweden
Population, Space and Place, VolumLäe 23, Issue 3, e2020, doi.org/10.1002/psp.2020 Abstract This study makes a contribution to the demography and geography of kinship by studying how internal migration
The effect of number of siblings on adult mortality: Evidence from Swedish registers for cohorts born between 1938 and 1972
Population Studies, Volume 71, Issue 1, doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2016.1260755 Abstract Demographic research has paid much attention to the impact of childhood conditions on adult mortality. We focus on o
Uxorilocal Marriage as a Strategy for Heirship in a Patrilineal Society: Evidence from Household Registers in early 20th-Century Taiwan
The History of the Family Abstract In pre-industrial Taiwan, an uxorilocal marriage, in which a man moved in with his bride’s family, was a familial strategy used to continue family lineage and to enhan
Niels Selling
I am a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies, an adjunct associate professor at Linköping University, and an adjunct professor at IESEG School of Management. I am a mixed-methods researcher w
