Numerous studies aim to connect negative fertility desires and outcomes with employment
conditions deemed to be uncertain. However, there is a lack of consensus about how to …

The estimation of impact functions-that is the time-varying causal effect of a dichotomous
treatment (eg, marriage, divorce, parenthood) on outcomes (eg, earnings, well-being …

This study contributes to the empirical research on the fertility decline registered in Europe in
the aftermath of the Great Recession adopting a comparative perspective. We explore …

We argue that media-conveyed economic narratives are crucial for understanding
contemporary fertility dynamics, net of objective economic constraints. Individuals use these …

Executive summary The Centre for Population has commissioned this report from the
Australian National University to explain trends and drivers of fertility in Australia and better …

The literature on fertility in context of crises considers major crises exclusively as economic
experiences, however, they are also social phenomena, affecting communities, morality and …

Very low fertility in Italy is a social problem as it is largely involuntary and represents a threat
to the continuity of the society and to welfare state accounts. Rising economic uncertainty is …

Explaining demographic behaviour and population change means identifying the causal
mechanisms which “drive” them over time. Based on theoretical modelling and guided by …

Labour markets in post-industrial countries have been undergoing tremendous
transformations in the last two decades, substantially changing the conditions in which …

Policy attempts in Italy to raise fertility place considerable importance on subsidizing
daycare. The aim of this paper is to determine whether receiving a daycare subsidy for one …