European countries with delayed childbearing are not those with lower fertility

Abstract At the individual level, a very strong negative relationship is observed between age at first birth and total number of children. However, at the country level, it is possible that no relationship exists between factors that reduce fertility at younger ages and stimulate it at older ages. H...

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Main Authors: Éva Beaujouan, Laurent Toulemon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Genus
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-020-00108-0