Preface

TL;DRAbstract

This book aims to explore two crucial questions concerning the different patterns of fertility rates and women's participation rates in Europe: Why are fertility and participation so different across countries? Why have fertility rates continued to decline in Southern Europe (where women's participation rates are very low) but have grown in Nordic Europe (where participation rates are relatively high)? The decline of fertility has important implications: low fertility reduces the potential sustainability of the pension system, and implies lower growth as well as lower savings. An understanding of the relationship between participation and fertility is therefore relevant in ways which go beyond theoretical speculations.

Chat with Paper

AI Agents for this Paper