effects of family policies on childbearing and fertility. … the effects of family policies on fertility. Theoretically we employ approaches of comparative welfare-state research, of …-of-theart of such an approach. We present studies on the impact of family policies on Swedish childbearing behavior to demonstrate …

displayed a corresponding speed-up effect in childbearing for Swedish-born women. This change in behavior is of general interest … since it is clear evidence of a causal effect of a policy change on childbearing behavior. In the present paper, we study …-up of childbearing differed by educational attainment and by country of origin, to see whether some social groups reacted …

In the present note, we display the main features of recent trends in family-demographic behavior in Sweden. We update … previously published indexes of marriage, divorce, and childbearing risks by calendar year in order to cover the developments up …

Studies that have investigated the role of unemployment in childbearing decisions have often provided conflicting …-specific differences in behavior. In this study, we examine how the effects of unemployment on fertility vary by socio … unemployment leads to a postponement of first and second childbearing in both countries. The role of female unemployment is less …

During recent decades fertility in Sweden has evolved in tandem with the business cycle. Supported by social policies …, both women and men tend to postpone starting a family until they have acquired a secure job with decent earnings. In this … a family for those with temporary employment as compared to those permanently employed. …

relate to fertility and family dynamics in Europe. The collection is based on contributions to a workshop held in Berlin in … unemployment, are related to the fertility and family formation of women and men in contexts across Europe. It covers studies on …

relate to fertility and family dynamics in Europe. The collection is based on contributions to a workshop held in Berlin in … unemployment, are related to the fertility and family formation of women and men in contexts across Europe. It covers studies on …

This paper investigates the role of female earnings in childbearing decisions in two very different European contexts … with fertility in Denmark, while the relationship is the opposite in West Germany. We interpret our findings based on our …

This study examines fertility variation across different residential contexts in four Northern European countries …-nation variations in fertility by distinguishing between urban centres and suburbs of cities and towns. We base our study on aggregate … and individual-level register data and our analysis shows that fertility levels are significantly higher in suburbs than …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative overview of recent trends and patterns in childbearing in the … register data of the three countries in order to describe and contrast fertility developments by birth order over the last … of various cross-country differences in fertility levels. We can determine to what extent developments in one country are …