Fertility of immigrants and their descendants in West Germany [Elektronische Ressource] : an event-history approach / vorgelegt von Nadja Milewski

Fertility of Immigrants and Their Descendants in West Germany — An Event-history Approach Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.) der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock vorgelegt von Nadja Milewski, geb. am 11. Juni 1972 in Mittweida,aus Paris Rostock, am 6. Juni 2008 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2009-0014-3Gutachter: Prof. em. Dr. Jan M. Hoem, Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung Rostock, Universität Rostock PD Dr. Hill Kulu, University of Liverpool JP Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld, Universität Rostock Verteidigung: am 17. Dezember 2008 an der Universität Rostock 1To my father, Manfred Milewski, a migrant himself Acknowledgement I am very much indebted to the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock. This doctoral project has been conducted within the Laboratory of Contemporary European Fertility and Family Dynamics under the great supervision of Prof. Jan M. Hoem. I appreciate the constructive and friendly working environment, the assistance I received from the members of the Research Support as well as I benefited from discussion with the participants of several courses at the International Max Planck Research School for Demography. In particular, I thank Dr. Hill Kulu for excellent mentoring.