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The End of "Lowest-Low" Fertility? by Goldstein, Joshua R., Sobotka, Tomáš, Jasilioniene, Aiva

“…Total fertility rates fell to previously unseen levels in a large number of countries beginning in the early 1990s. The persistence of TFRs below 1.3 raised…”
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Overview Chapter 7: The rising importance of migrants for childbearing in Europe by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…This contribution looks at the influence of immigration on childbearing trends in the countries of Western, Northern and Southern Europe, which have received…”
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Fertility in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989: Collapse and Gradual Recovery by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…»Fertilität in Mittel-und Osteuropa nach 1989: Kollaps und graduelle Erholung«. This contribution looks at the recent transformations of reproductive and…”
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Is Lowest-Low Fertility in Europe Explained by the Postponement of Childbearing? by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…In 2001, more than half of Europe's population lived in countries with a total fertility rate (TFR) at or below 1.3. Use of the adjusted TFR proposed by…”
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Two Is Best? The Persistence of a Two-Child Family Ideal in Europe by Sobotka, Tomáš, Beaujouan, Éva

“…How persistent and universal has the two child family ideal been in Europe during the last three decades? We analyze responses of women of reproductive age…”
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POST-TRANSITIONAL FERTILITY: THE ROLE OF CHILDBEARING POSTPONEMENT IN FUELLING THE SHIFT TO LOW AND UNSTABLE FERTILITY LEVELS by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…This study discusses fertility trends and variation in countries that completed the transition from high to around-replacement fertility in the 1950s to 1980s,…”
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The Great Recession and Fertility in Europe: A Sub-national Analysis by Matysiak, Anna, Sobotka, Tomáš, Vignoli, Daniele

“…This study investigates how the changes in labour market conditions and economic growth were associated with fertility before and during the Great Recession in…”
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Misleading Policy Messages Derived from the Period TFR: Should We Stop Using It? by Sobotka, Tomas, Lutz, Wolfgang

“…Discussions about fertility in developed countries refer almost exclusively to the period Total Fertility Rate (TFR). We argue that the use of this indicator…”
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Economic Recession and Fertility in the Developed World by Sobotka, Tomáš, Skirbekk, Vegard, Philipov, Dimiter

“…This article reviews research on the effects of economic recessions on fertility in the developed world. We study how economic downturns, as measured by…”
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Re-Emerging Diversity: Rapid Fertility Changes in Central and Eastern Europe after the Collapse of the Communist Regimes by Sobotka, Tomás

“…This article provides a detailed analysis of recent fertility changes in 15 countries of central and eastern Europe and in the former East Germany. It focuses…”
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Changing the perspective on low birth rates: why simplistic solutions won't work by Gietel-Basten, Stuart, Rotkirch, Anna, Sobotka, Tomáš

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Postponement and Recuperation in Cohort Fertility: Austria, Germany and Switzerland in a European Context (Online Appendix) by Sobotka, Tomáš, Zeman, Kryštof, Lesthaeghe, Ron, Frejka, Tomas, Neels, Karel

“…Across developed countries, cohorts of women born after World War II have seen a shift of childbearing towards later ages and a concomitant decline in…”
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A Demographic Explanation for the Recent Rise in European Fertility by Bongaarts, John, Sobotka, Tomáš

“…Between 1998 and 2008 European countries experienced the first continent-wide increase in the period total fertility rate (TFR) since the 1960s. After…”
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Summary and general conclusions: Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe by Frejka, Tomas, Sobotka, Tomáš, Hoem, Jan M., Toulemon, Laurent

“…To identify such effects, this study pays much attention to the influence of social and family policies on fertility, to the influence of political and…”
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Overview Chapter 6: The diverse faces of the Second Demographic Transition in Europe by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…This chapter discusses the concept of the second demographic transition (SDT) and its relevance for explaining the ongoing changes in family and fertility…”
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Fertility in Austria, Germany and Switzerland: Is there a Common Pattern? by Sobotka, Tomáš

“…This article reviews major similarities and differences in period and cohort fertility in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. These three countries share a long…”
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A pronatalist turn in population policies in Iran and its likely adverse impacts on reproductive rights, health and inequality: a critical narrative review by Asadisarvestani, Khadijeh, Sobotka, Tomáš

“…Iran has witnessed three major reversals of population policies since their inception in the 1960s. In response to a rapid decline in fertility to very low…”
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Cohort fertility decline in low fertility countries: Decomposition using parity progression ratios by Zeman, Kryštof, Beaujouan, Éva, Brzozowska, Zuzanna, Sobotka, Tomáš

“…The long-term decline in cohort fertility in highly developed countries has been widely documented. However, no systematic analysis has investigated which…”
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Overview Chapter 4: Changing family and partnership behaviour: Common trends and persistent diversity across Europe by Sobotka, Tomáš, Toulemon, Laurent

“…Following the era of the ‘golden age of marriage’ and the baby boom in the 1950s and 1960s, marriage has declined in importance, and its role as the main…”
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Declining realisation of reproductive intentions with age by Beaujouan, Éva, Reimondos, Anna, Gray, Edith, Evans, Ann, Sobotka, Tomáš

“…Abstract STUDY QUESTION What is the likelihood of having a child within 4 years for men and women with strong short-term reproductive intentions, and how is it…”
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