The paper provides an extensive descriptive analysis and comparison of recent trends in union formation and fertility … in Bulgaria and Russia. The analysis is based on data from the Generation and Gender Surveys (GGS) carried out in 2004 …-transitional demographic situation (1985-1989), the beginning of the transition (1990-1994) and recent demographic developments (1999-2003). We …

-traditional features of fertility and nuptiality remain. These distinguish Russia from most European countries and will persist in the near …The demographic transition in Russia was accelerated by several social cataclysms during the "Soviet type … earlier second and third births, however increase in completed cohort fertility was minimal. A third wave started in 2007 …

from 1994. We assess the influence of external events on the level and distribution of (period) fertility. For the years … interpretable parameters of the fertility distribution. Although none of the observed crises in Russia succeeded in exerting a …In this paper we present a detailed demographic analysis of the change of period fertility that occurred since 1930 …

Russia. Changes within educational groups and occupational classes are observed over three distinct time periods: the Soviet …

rests on how welfare state alignment affects fertility rationales in the context of either promising or bleak occupational …

During recent decades fertility in Sweden has evolved in tandem with the business cycle. Supported by social policies …