Recently the difference between actual and hypothetical fertility (fertility gap) has served as an indication to enforce family policies with the purpose to increase births. This paper examines the relevance of hypothetical fertility measured with fertility ideals and intentions, to the estimation of the gap. Based on a literature review we discuss the meaning of these concepts and their operationalisation with empirical observations in three German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland). Although the concept of societal ideal fertility is ambiguous it can be useful for understanding reproductive decisions when measured scrupulously. Operationalisation of short-term and...
In diesem Artikel werden die offiziellen Fertilitätsprognosen der Statistischen Ämter in Deutschland...
We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 19 European count...
The relatively low levels of ideal and ultimately intended family size manifested in some European c...
Recently the difference between actual and hypothetical fertility (fertility gap) has served ...
Die Diskrepanz zwischen tatsächlicher und hypothetischer Fertilität (im Englischen auch unter dem Be...
Die Diskrepanz zwischen tatsächlicher und hypothetischer Fertilität (im Englischen auch unter...
Prevailing low fertility rates in several European states, such as Germany, have been studied widely...
Combining the data of the 1986–2001 Microcensus surveys, I reconstruct trends in fertility intention...
In this article, the official fertility projections of the statistical agencies in Germany, A...
The articles in this special issue report about research carried out in a project with the same titl...
This paper provides an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular a...
This paper provides an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular a...
In this article, the official fertility projections of the statistical agencies in Germany, Austria,...
Taking as a starting point the low period fertility rates in Austria, this paper ad-dresses the ques...
Research on fertility has been mainly using quantitative methods, and it is only in the last fewdeca...
In diesem Artikel werden die offiziellen Fertilitätsprognosen der Statistischen Ämter in Deutschland...
We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 19 European count...
The relatively low levels of ideal and ultimately intended family size manifested in some European c...
Recently the difference between actual and hypothetical fertility (fertility gap) has served ...
Die Diskrepanz zwischen tatsächlicher und hypothetischer Fertilität (im Englischen auch unter dem Be...
Die Diskrepanz zwischen tatsächlicher und hypothetischer Fertilität (im Englischen auch unter...
Prevailing low fertility rates in several European states, such as Germany, have been studied widely...
Combining the data of the 1986–2001 Microcensus surveys, I reconstruct trends in fertility intention...
In this article, the official fertility projections of the statistical agencies in Germany, A...
The articles in this special issue report about research carried out in a project with the same titl...
This paper provides an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular a...
This paper provides an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular a...
In this article, the official fertility projections of the statistical agencies in Germany, Austria,...
Taking as a starting point the low period fertility rates in Austria, this paper ad-dresses the ques...
Research on fertility has been mainly using quantitative methods, and it is only in the last fewdeca...
In diesem Artikel werden die offiziellen Fertilitätsprognosen der Statistischen Ämter in Deutschland...
We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 19 European count...
The relatively low levels of ideal and ultimately intended family size manifested in some European c...