Tomáš Sobotka Postponement of childbearing and low fertility in Europe
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The study addresses the most pertinent features of contemporary fertility trends in European countries, with occasional comparisons with other advanced societies, especially Japan and the United States. It utilises an array of data to map the progression of fertility postponement in Europe and its influence on trends in period fertility rates. Methodological discussion in this study has concentrated on the measurement of period fertility, in particular on the possibilities of how to take into account tempo-effects, i.e., distortions which fertility postponement or advancement causes in the period fertility indicators commonly used.