observed relationship between education and fertility decisions in the changing societal context. The analysis employs … countries have shown a positive relationship between female education and second births, this pattern has not been found in … characteristics, including the partner's education, women with tertiary education were found to have higher second birth intensity …

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 …

. 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 …

, 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 …

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 … in the two different institutional and normative contexts of Eastern and Western Germany. Using the German Socio …

This paper uses recently available data from linked pension and employment registers for Germany, which contain … 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 …

in fertility. However, most research on fertility and happiness uses cross-sectional data, hindering causal conclusions … education gain little in happiness from the birth of a child. Women experience stronger pre-birth highs and post-birth drops … than men. These results, which are similar in Britain and Germany, suggest that childbearing increases parental happiness …

and overall fertility levels, non-marital births are the norm in eastern Germany but the exception in western Germany. A … part of Germany and western Germany. Although the demography of these two regions has converged with respect to mortality … number of explanations, stemming from the policy and socio-economic conditions of eastern and western Germany in recent …

Germany, the U.K., France, Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Israel. … relate to fertility and family dynamics in Europe. The collection is based on contributions to a workshop held in Berlin in … unemployment, are related to the fertility and family formation of women and men in contexts across Europe. It covers studies on …