A fundamental reversal of the traditional fertility-development relationship has occurred in highly developed countries … so that further socioeconomic development is no longer associated with decreasing fertility, but with increasing … fertility. In this paper, we seek to shed light on the mechanisms underlying this reversal by analyzing data from 1975 to 2008 …

We study the link between institutional arrangements and fertility, focusing on how institutions affect the nexus … between partnership formation and fertility. We apply simultaneous hazard models to family and fertility survey data for …

reached, fertility in Europe at ages 40+ and 45+ has increased substantially in recent years. This trend received considerable … fertility. Nevertheless, physiological studies agree on the fact that age limits to childbearing, at least for women, have not …

fertility on the one, and cohort fertility and key fertility-related behaviors---such as leaving the parental home, marriage and … female labor force participation---on the other side. First, we identify a systematic pattern of lowest-low fertility that is … of first-birth childbearing), and a ``falling behind´´ in cohort fertility at relatively late ages. Second, our analyses …

market. Big changes in the level of fertility may affect, some decades later, the opportunities of marriage of eligible … by international migratory movements. The recent and prolonged phase of steep fertility decline in Italy, together with …

-ian pathways to adulthood, using Fertility and Family Survey data. The key role of sequencing and synchronisation between events …

their initial experience with sexual intercourse. We rely on geo-referenced survey data from the Italian Fertility and …

extensive empirical evidence from Fertility and Family Survey data, providing a large-scale comparison. We focus on some key … indicators of the process of leaving home: the timing, sequencing and synchronisation of leaving home with the end of education …