Low fertility in Europe is there still reason to worry?

Recent statistics suggest that fertility in Europe shows signs of recovery after decades of year-on-year drops. This report updates a study on low fertility from 2004 and explores the extent, causes and consequences of the recent recovery

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoorens, Stijn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corp. 2011, 2011
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1: Introduction
  • ch. 2: Demographic trends: what the data tell us
  • ch. 3: Drivers of fertility: what the literature tells us
  • ch. 4: Case study: Germany
  • ch. 5: Case study: Poland
  • ch. 6: Case study: Spain
  • ch. 7: Case study: Sweden
  • ch. 8: Case study: United Kingdom
  • ch. 9: Conclusions and implications for policy
  • Appendix A: The potential consequences of population ageing
  • Appendix B: The other drivers of population dynamics
  • Includes bibliographical references