Thursday, July 10 / 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM   •   Llavorsí

Session 22:
Childbearing trends and policies in Europe: A book presentation

Chair: Jan Hoem, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Discussant: Ron J. Lesthaeghe, University of Michigan and University of California, Irvine

  1. Poland: fertility decline as a response to profound societal and labour market changes • Irena E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Economics ; Anna Matysiak, Warsaw School of Economics ; Janina Jozwiak, Warsaw School of Economics

  2. England and Wales: stable fertility and pronounced social status differences • Wendy Sigle-Rushton, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  3. The diverse faces of the second demographic transition in Europe • Tomas Sobotka, Vienna Institute of Demography

  4. Childbearing trends and policies in Europe: summary and general conclusions • Tomas Frejka, Independent consultant

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