Anelli, Massimo; Giuntella, Osea; Stella, Luca - 2021
also an increase in both divorce and cohabitation and a decline –albeit non-significant– in the number of marriages. While … there was no change in the overall fertility rate, marital fertility declined, and there was an increase in nonmarital … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior. …