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...

Simplicity and complexity / James Z. Lee, Tommy Bengtsson, Cameron Campbell -- Previous paradigms and new models / James Z. Lee, Wang Feng, Noriko O. Tsuya -- Reproduction : models and sources / Noriko O. Tsuya, Cameron Campbell, Wang Feng -- Household organization, co-resident kin, and...

This pioneering study reconceptualizes the impact of social organizations, economic conditions, and human agency on human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is meeasured by European standards, Prudence and Pressure develops a...