Trends in European Fertility

Should Europe Try to Increase Its Fertility Rate ... or Just Manage the Consequences?

Jonathan Grant, Stijn Hoorens, Suja Sivadasan, Mirjam van het Loo, Julie DaVanzo, Lauren Hale, William Butz

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2006Published In: International Journal of Andrology, v. 29, Issue 1, Feb. 2006, p. 17-24

Currently across Europe, birth rates are falling and the population is aging. This paper describes these trends and assesses which policies can prevent or mitigate the adverse consequences of these two trends.

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  • Copyright: Blackwell Publishing
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 1
  • Document Number: EP-200602-08

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