Research on fertility dynamics in high-income countries has traditionally emphasized economic, especially individual-level, determinants of childbearing decisions, particularly in times of crisis. Thi...

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The COVID-19 pandemic generated major health, social, and economic concerns that also influenced individuals’ childbearing decisions. Migrants have been disprop...

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When common sense is promoted as a virtue, it’s not just to celebrate how regular people understand the world. It promotes a worldview that rejects empirical facts and paves the way for propaganda.

Contemporary adults often cite economic uncertainty, global warming, and increasing inequality as reasons for intending not to have children. Despite extensive research on the impact of societal pess....

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Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink

We want our partners to help clean, cook, parent, and remind us to go to the gym. It’s a lot to ask of one person – what if there were more than one?