Aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of environmental conditions on human reproductive behavior in the highest industrialized countries. We discuss the hypothesis that individuals fearing for a foreseen unhealthy environment tend to delay or forgo childbearing, thus contributing to a...

This paper discusses results of the global survey of experts on the future of low fertility in low-fertility countries. The survey was coordinated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital as a part of an effort to produce global argumentbased population projections by...

The adult life of women and men is characterised by a plurality of choices and events pertaining to different life domains. In the literature pregnancy intentions are usually studied in isolation from intentions pertaining to other spheres of life. In this research, we investigate the...