A number of studies have documented consistent patterns in intergenerational transmission
of fertility in contemporary societies. However, why children replicate the family size of their …

In most developed countries, the fertility levels of parents and children are positively
correlated. This article analyzes the strength of the intergenerational transmission of family …

Objective This study aims to understand intentions to have more children among
reproductive‐age Chinese women who currently have had one child with the goal of …

BACKGROUND Intergenerational transmission of fertility–a correlation between number of
siblings and adult fertility–has been consistently demonstrated in developed countries …

This study examines how the sibling constellation in childhood is associated with later
fertility behaviour of men and women in Sweden. Administrative register data are used to …

This paper analyses the effect of family size on children's educational attainment using a
new research design that combines fixed effects and instrumental variable (IV) approaches …

In this study, I introduce three measures of social background, namely occupational class,
social status, and parental education, into fertility research. The objective is to examine …

As parental ages at birth continue to rise, concerns about the effects of fertility postponement
on offspring are increasing. Due to reproductive ageing, advanced parental ages have been …

Macro-level studies have shown that rapid increases in mortality can affect fertility rates.
Parental death has also been linked to negative psychological and physical outcomes …

BACKGROUND Intergenerational transmission of completed fertility is widely confirmed for
several societies. Less research, however, has focused on differences in the transmission …