Friday, May 4 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Union Square 25

Session 142:
Comparative Perspectives on Fertility and Sexual Behavior

Chair: Gunnar Andersson, Stockholm University
Discussant: Brienna Perelli-Harris, University of Southampton

  1. Trust and Fertility • Arnstein Aassve, Università Bocconi ; Lea Pessin, Università Bocconi

  2. Early, Non-Marital Childbearing and the "Culture of Despair" • Melissa S. Kearney, University of Maryland ; Phillip Levine, Wellesley College

  3. "The Proper Age for Parenthood" and Second Birth Rates in Europe • Jan Van Bavel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Natalie Nitsche, Yale University

  4. Trends in Unwanted Fertility in Developing Countries • John B. Casterline, Ohio State University ; Laila El-Zeini, Cairo University

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