This article reviews research on the effects of economic recessions on fertility in the
developed world. We study how economic downturns, as measured by various indicators …

The volume concentrates on four principal social policy domains; the aged and transition to
retirement; the welfare issues related to profound changes in working life; the risks and …

Lowest‐low fertility, defined as a period total fertility rate at or below 1.3, has rapidly spread
in Europe during the 1990s. This article traces the emergence of this new phenomenon to …

Total fertility rates fell to previously unseen levels in a large number of countries beginning
in the early 1990s. The persistence of TFRs below 1.3 raised the possibility of rapid …

During the last two decades fertility rates have decreased and have become positively
correlated with female participation rates across OECD countries. I use a panel of 23 OECD …

Low fertility in advanced societies today has been an unintended outcome of two major
waves of social and economic change, social liberalism and new capitalism. Both these …

We review some lessons from the Spanish experience of using temporary employment
contracts for regular jobs since 1984. The focus is on the role of fixed‐term contracts with low …

Europeanen stellen het ouderschap steeds verder uit. Vrouwen in Ierland, Italie, Frankrijk,
Nederland, Spanje, Zweden en Zwitserland krijgen hun eerste kind na hun 28-jarige leeftijd …

Cross-country differences in both the age at first birth and fertility are substantial in Europe.
This paper uses distinct fluctuations in unemployment rates across European countries …

This paper explores the impact of social polices and labour market conditions on women's
decisions on work and childbearing. This is analysed using data from the European …