Family dynamics are changing in Europe, but only few studies investigate how cohort completed fertility is affected by … increasing prevalence of union dissolution on completed fertility levels in Italy and Great Britain, two countries with very … different systems of value. We find that the net effect of union instability is to decrease fertility (by about 0.5 children for …

partnership processes, but also give good predictions when compared to more recent fertility indicators. We conclude that the …

fertility behavior and productivity growth. They present theoretical arguments to the effect that public pension coverage as … such will reduce aggregate fertility and may raise aggregate household savings. They argue further that public pensions, as … the policies under discussion. Their policy proposals to address declines in fertility and productivity growth include the …