This paper examines causality and parameter instability in the long-run relationship between fertility and women …

fertility, migration, and mortality. Both disciplines share a common research object, namely human populations, and they focus …

Russian fertility. However, many households tried to cope with this situation by engaging in multiple income generating … posi-tive impact on fertility decisions. This paper explores the association between additional em-ployment or subsistence …

While most demographic fertility studies focus on child birth behavior of females, little is known about differences … between males and females fertility behavior. The lack of empirical research about men stems from problems such as linking … (2004) of the cohorts 1924 to 1970, this study provides insights into sex-specific fertility differences, by comparing …

This study links empirical analysis of geographical variations in fertility to ideas of contextualising demography. We … examine whether there are statistically significant clusters of fertility in Scotland between 1981 and 2001, controlling for … more general factors expected to influence fertility. Our hypothesis, that fertility patterns at a local scale cannot be …

This study examines fertility variation across housing types and childbearing patterns after housing changes. While the … various housing types, despite the fact that many studies suggest housing as an important determinant of fertility. We use … longitudinal register data from Finland and apply hazard regression. Firstly, we observe a significant variation in the fertility …

This paper analyzes the relationship between children’s day care and fertility in Germany. First, different modes of … analysis does not reveal any statistically significant effect of childcare availability on fertility. We conclude that the …