Nordic combination of high levels of female employment and relatively high levels of fertility has prompted the notion that …, reviews of the literature do not come to a conclusion about how policies influence fertility. One reason for this may be found … restricted to specific policies. Another reason is that social policies that may influence fertility often have goals other than …

This paper focuses on the realization of positive fertility intentions with different time frames. The analyses are … Behavior (TPB), the results suggest that a fertility intention’s time frame is relevant for childbearing behaviour, but the … had children. Overall, childless respondents were less likely to realize their fertility intentions than parents …

countries, Italy and Norway, we analyze the impact of macro factors and individual characteristics on employment decisions of … first- and second-time mothers. Our results show that in Norway, where flexible forms of employment are a popular way to … reconcile family life and employment, not only many women start to work when their child is small, but the fertility is also …

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of recent trends in childbearing in neighboring Norway and Sweden. We … contrast their fertility developments over the last four decades. Our indexes enable us to decompose overall fertility trends … picture of various cross-country differences in fertility levels. We demonstrate how Swedish fertility has fluctuated …

and their further fertility? We believe that a comparison of third-birth behavior between Norway and West Germany is of …The aim of this paper is to provide insights into third-birth dynamics in West Germany and Norway. Since the third … characteristics of mothers with two and three children? What are the differences in third-birth dynamics between Norway and West …

Behind a stable and relatively high fertility level in Norway during the 1990s we find increasing differences in the … from the Central Population Register in Norway are used to provide a review of recent fertility trends and discuss the … pattern of fertility both in regard to the timing of the first childbirth and number of children born. In this paper, data …

is a connection between generous public policies that facilitate childbearing and employment, and fertility. Using Norway …Below replacement fertility in many countries has lead to a renewed public interest in policies that may encourage … young people to have more children. The Nordic countries are sometimes in focus in this respect, as their fertility rates …

Europe. This study examines fertility variation across settlements in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and …There is a growing body of literature that looks at the causes of below-replacement fertility in developed countries … studied in detail, little is known about the differences in fertility patterns across settlements within a country. A few …