We compare second birth risks in France and western Germany using data from the Family and Fertility Survey. Second … that work and family life are more compatible in France, where highly educated women can turn their education more often … fertility. …

This paper compares the non-marital birth pattern in France and West Germany. Since the beginning of the eighties …, France witnessed a steady increase in non-marital birth rates, while in West Germany non-marital birth rates have remained at … Rhine which hamper or foster childbearing in cohabiting unions. Using data from the French and German Family and Fertility …

The current total fertility rate in France is around 1.9 children per woman. This is a relatively high level by current … European standards and makes France an outlier, despite the fact that its other demographic trends, especially conjugal … behaviour, and social and economic trends are not very different from other Western European countries. France can serve as a …

European countries in which mothers are encouraged to remain in the labour market have higher fertility levels. It is … difficult, however, to link specific policies to fertility increases. We hypothesize that policy changes do not affect fertility … childcare are strikingly different in France than in Western Germany, reflecting long-standing policy orientations. Attitudes …

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 …