than those married. We expected to find fewer differences between cohabitation and marriage in countries where cohabitation … is widespread. Correspondingly, we find that the difference between marriage and cohabitation is largest in Russia …

than those married. We expected to find fewer differences between cohabitation and marriage in countries where cohabitation … is widespread. Correspondingly, we find that the difference between marriage and cohabitation is largest in Russia …

births within cohabitation. Relatively few studies in Europe, however, investigate the educational gradient of childbearing … within cohabitation or how it changed over time. Using retrospective union and fertility histories, we employ competing risk … hazard models to examine the educational gradient of childbearing in cohabitation in 8 countries across Europe. In all …