Session 85: Lowest-low Fertility in Comparative Perspective

Friday, March 31 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Santa Anita C Lobby Level

1.	The Impact of First Birth Trends on Fertility in Developed Countries: A Cohort Analysis  •  Tomas Frejka, Independent consultant; Jean-Paul Sardon, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

2.	Low and Lowest-Low Fertility in Europe: Causes, Implications and Policy Options  •  Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania; José Antonio Ortega, Universidad de Salamanca

3.	The "Low Fertility Trap" Hypothesis  •  Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Maria Rita Testa, Vienna Institute of Demography; Vegard Skirbekk, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

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Age at First Marriage, Time to First Marital Birth, and Pace of Subsequent Childbearing in Italy and Spain, with Comparisons to the USA  •  Michael Rendall, RAND; Encarnación Aracil, Universidad Complutense; Paola Di Giulio, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Alessandra De Rose, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"; Filomena Racioppi, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"; Antonio Parisi, University of Rome

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