title: Sweden's family policies and roller-coaster fertility.
abstract: "Sweden has experienced dramatic waves in its fertility level over the last three decades. The Swedish TFR dropped from almost 2.5 in the mid-1960s to about 1.7 around 1980 and then increased again to above the replacement level in 1990, after which it fell back to below 1.7  over the subsequent six years. In this paper, we describe the various birth-order components of these waves in some detail and relate them to correspondingly dramatic economic trends and to progressive family-policy reforms."
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoem
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hoem
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D013548:Sweden
keywords: Birth Order; Birth Rate; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Policy; Family Relationships; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Fertility--changes; Macroeconomic Factors; Northern Europe; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Scandinavia; Social Policy; Sweden; Total Fertility Rate