This study discusses fertility trends and variation in countries that have completed the transition from high to around …-replacement fertility in the 1950s-1980s - especially in Europe, East Asia and North America - and summarises the key findings that are … relevant for the countries with a more recent experience of fertility declines towards replacement level. A central finding is …

This study discusses fertility trends and variation in countries that have completed the transition from high to around …-replacement fertility in the 1950s-1980s - especially in Europe, East Asia and North America - and summarises the key findings that are … relevant for the countries with a more recent experience of fertility declines towards replacement level. A central finding is …

This study provides a systematic analysis of parity components of the cohort fertility decline in 32 low-fertility … countries in Europe, North America, Australia and East Asia. We decompose the change in cohort fertility in each country among … whether it was different in countries reaching very low completed fertility. The fall in fertility was mostly driven by …

This paper examines the dispersion of fertility across age and time which has rarely been studied. Using data from the … Human Fertility Database, we examine fertility age schedules by looking at standard deviations in age at first births in … European countries at different stages of fertility postponement. The standard deviation at first birth remained overall …

This study provides a systematic analysis of parity components of the cohort fertility decline in 32 low-fertility … countries in Europe, North America, Australia and East Asia. We decompose the change in cohort fertility in each country among … whether it was different in countries reaching very low completed fertility. The fall in fertility was mostly driven by …

important mediator of fertility outcomes. The traits-desires-intentions-behaviour theory (Miller and Pasta, 1996; Miller et al … within three years. This paper calls for the collection of genuine couple-level data on fertility intentions and behaviour …

To assess whether earnings-dependent maternity leave positively impacts fertility and narrows the baby gap between high … fertility up to 5 years post reform. In addition to demonstrating an up to 22% increase in the fertility of tertiary educated … versus low educated women, I find a positive, statistically significant effect of increased benefits on fertility, driven …

important mediator of fertility outcomes. The traits-desires-intentions-behaviour theory (Miller and Pasta, 1996; Miller et al … within three years. This paper calls for the collection of genuine couple-level data on fertility intentions and behaviour …

The negative correlation between women's education and fertility is strongly observed across regions and time; however …, its interpretation is unclear. Women's education level could affect fertility through its impact on women's health and …