The overall goal of this paper is to provide for the first time a comprehensive critical reviezv
of the literature on contraceptive failure in developed countries, primarily the United States …

Publisher Summary The chapter presents an investigation on those microeconomic models
of marital status and childbearing that contains implications for female labor supply. The …

This landmark study traces the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their
children over a seventeen-year period. From interview data and case studies, it provides a …

This paper estimates semiparametric reduced-form neoclassical models of life-cycle fertility
in Sweden. Rising female wages delay times to all conceptions and reduce total …

This is the first volume to present a comprehensive treatment of the theory and application of
life table techniques. The emphasis is placed on applications, and the theory is presented in …

This article investigates the fertility of Danish twins born during the periods 1870–1910 and
1953–64 in order to pursue two central questions for understanding human reproduction: Do …

We investigated birth-interval dynamics in 24 African countries using data from 76
Demographic and Health Surveys conducted since 1986. Controlling for selection bias in …

Empirical studies have consistently shown a negative relationship between a child's
educational attainment and family size. This paper reexamines the link in the light of new …

The standardized rate of third births declined by over 50 percent in Austria between the late
1970s and the mid-1990s. The third birth was also postponed gradually over the years until …

There is increasing evidence from several developed countries that those who experience
the breakdown of their parents' marriage during childhood differ from those who do not with …