This paper compares the non-marital birth pattern in France and West Germany. Since the beginning of the eighties …, France witnessed a steady increase in non-marital birth rates, while in West Germany non-marital birth rates have remained at … Rhine which hamper or foster childbearing in cohabiting unions. Using data from the French and German Family and Fertility …

childcare are strikingly different in France than in Western Germany, reflecting long-standing policy orientations. Attitudes …European countries in which mothers are encouraged to remain in the labour market have higher fertility levels. It is … difficult, however, to link specific policies to fertility increases. We hypothesize that policy changes do not affect fertility …

. Gender is the key to understanding fertility decisions within all three levels. Migration from Africa to France is considered …This paper evaluates fertility and migration theory in order to further understand the impact of migration on fertility …. I first analyze the fertility and migration literature separately and then look at the burgeoning literature on the …

The current total fertility rate in France is around 1.9 children per woman. This is a relatively high level by current … European standards and makes France an outlier, despite the fact that its other demographic trends, especially conjugal … behaviour, and social and economic trends are not very different from other Western European countries. France can serve as a …

, using occupational classes and levels of education reported by individuals when they were active. The study shows persisting … status; the magnitude of its impact slightly changed over time. Level of education partly explains occupational differentials … in mortality. The study shows that a differentiated increase in the average level of education can impact on trends in …

expectancies (HE) to assess the (un)equal chances of social/work participation after age 50 in the context of France in 2003. We …

home. In France, nearly 4% of inhabitants are likely to be counted twice in surveys; while in Australia, the proportion is …-home situations for basic estimates of family situations. Our analysis is based on two large-scale surveys: the 2004 EU-SILC in France … and the 2001 HILDA in Australia. A striking result is that, in France, half of all children who are counted as living with …