This paper reviews empirical studies that have examined the causal determinants of fertility
behaviour. In particular, we compare the approaches adopted in the different disciplines to …

Abstract Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, builds on the
success of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). This paper describes some of the …

In this article, we describe a general framework for the analysis of correlated event histories,
with an application to a study of partnership transitions and fertility among a cohort of British …

Résumé Les taux de fécondité sont connus pour être plus élevés dans les banlieues que
dans les villes. Cette caractéristique pourrait s' expliquer soit un effet du 'contexte'suburbain …

Résumé Cet article étudie comment des contextes nationaux spécifiques façonnent les
relations entre la procréation et l'offre de main d'œuvre féminine. Dans ce but, nous …

Opportunities for conceiving and bearing children are fewer when unions are not formed or
are dissolved during the childbearing years. At the same time, union instability produces a …

The book explores interlinkages between women's employment and fertility at both a macro-
and a micro-level in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland. Similarly as many other …

The adoption of the universal two‐child policy in late 2015, replacing the one‐child policy,
signals a dramatic shift in China's fertility policy. The 2016 China Migrants Dynamic Survey …

Data on the timing of events such as births, residential moves and changes in employment
status are collected in many longitudinal surveys. These data often have a highly complex …

Poland experienced a rapid fertility decline after the end of the socialist regime in 1989. At
the same time, it became much more difficult, especially for women, to act on their …