patterns with regard to the completed fertility-intentions gap, most apparent for the childlessness gap. In addition, the gap …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 …

This paper analyzes the effect of delayed motherhood on fertility dynamics for women living in several European … delayed motherhood leads to a postponement effect which is higher in countries where religion and social norms determine a …

schooling changes as the source of exogenous variation. We impose external estimates of the direct effect of maternal education … findings suggest that the child's probability of post compulsory education decreases when born to a teenage mother, and that …

fertility. The relationship between education and fertility has become more complex, sparking renewed interest in the interplay … - both fertility timing and level - and how the relationship between education and fertility is shaped by contextual factors …-selection and unmeasured heterogeneity in the study of education and fertility. Finally, this paper identifies and discusses …

Recent research suggests that the fertility-education relationship may be mediated by the educational attainment of the … partner, especially among the tertiary-educated. However, there are no studies focusing on the couple-education-fertility …