Demographic Research, 39(32): 884-893. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.32 Abstract Objective: The aim of this descriptive study is to determine which of the family-specific factors, parental fertility behav

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286 (1902) Abstract We examine the relationship between cognitive ability and childbearing patterns in contemporary Sweden using administrative register data. The top

I: Intelligence, Vol. 84 AbstractRecent evidence suggests a positive association between fertility and cognitive ability among Swedish men. In this study we use data on 18 birth cohorts of Swedish men t

in: New Pathways in Microsimulation, Eds.: Gijs Dekkers, Marcia Keegan & Cathal O’Donoghue. Pp: 41-60. Ashgate

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, vol. 78 Abstract Sibling similarity in income is a measure of the omnibus effect of family and community background on income. We estimate sibling similar

International Journal of Health Services, 47:2, pp. 298-311, doi.org/10.1177/0020731416685493 Abstract Alternate living, i.e. children living 50-50 with their parents following separation is emerging as

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This paper examines childbearing behavior among Swedish students, and mothers’ enrolment in education in 1984-1999. The student financial aid reform in 1989 had no noticeable impact on students’ child

Kirk Scott, the Institute for Futures Studies and Lund University Union formation and entry into parenthood are perhaps the most important transitions to adulthood. While much is known about the family

Demography 61(2): 393–418 Abstract An extensive literature has examined the relationship between birth spacing and subsequent health outcomes for parents, particularly for mothers. However, this researc