This article reviews major similarities and differences in period and cohort fertility in Austria,
Germany and Switzerland. These three countries share a long history of low fertility and …

Since its inception in 2010, the Arab Spring has evolved into a situation of violent conflict in
many countries, leading to high levels of migration from the affected region. Given the social …

The work-family policies of Sweden and France are often held up as models for other
nations to follow, yet political structures and resources can present obstacles to fundamental …

Across developed countries, cohorts of women born after World War II have seen a shift of
childbearing towards later ages and a concomitant decline in fertility level. We study this shift …

BACKGROUND The rise in the age at first birth has been universal in low-fertility countries in
the last decades. Mothers who have their first child later tend to have fewer children, and in …

A number of studies have analysed cohort fertility developments in Europe among women
born after World War II. These cohorts have seen a shift of childbearing towards later ages …

How do men and women's family life courses differ? Are gender differences in family life
courses greater at higher or lower educational levels? And how does the intersection of …

This paper argues that the conventional strategy of identifying a cultural effect using
variation across countries of origin may be biased because the assumption that all …

Sub-national trends in fertility are of great importance for policy makers and regional
planners. This paper aims to provide a theoretical and empirical framework for policy …

Der Rückgang der Kohortenfertilität im Zuge des zweiten demografischen Übergangs wird
vor allem durch den Anstieg der Kinderlosigkeit und den Rückgang des Kinderreichtums …