Delayed first births and completed fertility across the 1940-1969 birth cohorts
<b>Background</b>: The rise in the age at first birth has been universal in low-fertility countries in the last decades. Mothers who have their first child later tend to have fewer children, and in the absence of fertility catch-up at older ages, delayed fertility contributes to cohort f...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/48/15 |