inhibit or enable the realization of fertility intentions are analyzed. Data from the first three waves of the German Family … for the realization of short-term childbearing intentions is tested in the low-fertility context of Germany. Our …This paper studies the short-term fertility intentions of women and men and their subsequent behavior. On the one hand …

of childbearing. The purpose of the present paper is to display selected features of fertility in consensual and marital … this end we use underlying fertility rates specified by union duration and utilize a metric based on an aggregation of such … consensual unions in these two groups were especially strongly affected by the dramatic changes in family policies around 1990 …

Childbearing within cohabitation has gained considerable ground in recent decades, but existing explanations for this … progress driven by processes such as emancipation from traditional social norms. Others see rises in childbearing in … theories varies dependent on whether we look at variation in family formation behavior across individuals, subnational regions …

The challenges women face in reconciling their work and family responsibilities are at the heart of current … explanations concerning the low fertility levels in developed countries. This study examines the role of the outsourcing of … household labor and of childcare responsibilities in reducing the incompatibility of women’s roles and in increasing fertility …

complete fertility histories of women as well as longitudinal information of firm-specific characteristics where these women … fertility behavior. Women who are employed in female-dominated firms have substantially higher first, second and third birth …