We use a set of linked reproductive histories taken from Sweden, the Netherlands, and
Spain for the period 1871–1960 to address key issues regarding how reproductive change …

This article examines pathways to adulthood among Dutch cohorts born in the second half of
the nineteenth century. Although largely overlooked by previous studies, theory suggests …

This chapter presents trends in childlessness over the course of the twentieth century. It also
provides a review of the antecedents and consequences of childlessness among older …

Previous research on the impact of parental loss on labor market outcomes in adulthood has
often suffered from low sample sizes. To generate further insights into the long-term …

An examination of emerging forms of knowledge creation using Web-based technologies,
analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective. Today we are witnessing dramatic changes …

It remains unknown how different types of sources affect the reconstruction of life courses
and families in large-scale databases increasingly common in demographic research. Here …

BACKGROUND Ever since the Princeton European Fertility Project, structural and diffusion
effects on fertility behavior have been juxtaposed. However, we still hardly know what the …

The Programme de recherche en démographie historique (Historical Demography
Research Programme)(PRDH), founded in 1966 and based at the Département de …

In this article we test the hypothesis that the secular increase in heights in the course of the
second half of the nineteenth century was associated with the rise of the breadwinner …

Child survival depends on the allocation of resources within the household. The size and
composition of the sibling set influences parental division of resources and can in turn affect …