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 …

Family patterns in Western countries have substantially changed across the 1940 to 1990 birth cohorts. Adults born more … one partnership. These changes have led to an increasing diversity in family life courses. In this paper, we present a … microsimulation model of family life trajectories, which models the changing family patterns taking into account the complex …

Human capital investments at an early age appear crucial for individual outcomes. Family size might affect these … limitations. We investigate this issue for Italy - even in the absence of Census data relating family of origin to children … family size. In contrast with the results from other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of family …

Using data on 2356 Italian couples from the longitudinal survey on Family and Social Subjects conducted between 2003 … middle fertility outcome or childbearing levels similar to those observed for couples who agree on having a child. Women have … the predictive accuracy of fertility intentions. Our findings strongly support the adoption of a couple-oriented approach …