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No Partner, No Children? Union Formation, Assortative Mating, and Educational Inequalities in Fertility in Germany

Published Online: 2026-02-03

Published Print: 2026-12

Authors

Leesch, Julia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-1313
Hiekel, Nicole https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7180-7931
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Article History

Received: 11 March 2025

Accepted: 20 January 2026

First Online: 3 February 2026

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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

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