Abstract The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is one
of only a small number of well established, large nationally representative household panel …

This popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous
and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children's lives …

Population ageing is profoundly challenging the institutions and systems that organise paid
work, healthcare, and retirement. A major response to these challenges has been to …

This full-color text offers a comprehensive introduction to population geography, grounding
students in the tools and techniques that are used to describe and understand population …

Background The low birth rates and rapid population aging has drawn considerable
attention from scholars and policymakers in China and around the world. In 2021, China …

Lockdown edicts during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to concerns about consequences
for childbirth plans and decisions. Robust empirical research to either refute or confirm these …

We present the first estimates of the impact of local area crime on fertility. We first develop a
simple theoretical model to examine the relationship between crime and fertility. We explore …

This paper presents a broad review of the determinants of childbearing with a special focus
on Germany. Fertility decline, cross-country differences, and the gap between desired and …

A growing number of individuals expressly choose to remain childless, yet research
exploring these intentions in men remains scarce. This study examines the experiences …

Fertility rates have been declining in most high-income countries. Singapore is at the
forefront of developing pronatalist policies to increase birth rates. This study examines …