increase in fertility. …

This paper analyzes the effect of delayed motherhood on fertility dynamics for women living in several European …

for countries outside Europe suggest a global spread of two-child preferences, also in many countries where the fertility …

Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe … that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in … household production and fertility is high. In an intermediate phase, women have increasing opportunities to earn a living …

Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe … that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in … household production and fertility is high. In an intermediate phase, women have increasing opportunities to earn a living …

We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 20 countries in Europe and the United States … data on completed or almost completed fertility in the same cohorts later in life when they were aged 40 and older. In … addition, we analyze the aggregate intentions-fertility gap among women with different educational attainment. Our exploration …