title: Trends in European fertility: should Europe try to increase its fertility rate...or just manage the consequences?
abstract: Currently across Europe, birth rates are falling and the population is aging. This paper describes these trends and assesses which policies can prevent or mitigate the adverse consequences of these two trends.
authors.affiliation: RAND Europe and RAND Labor and Population, RAND Europe Cambridge, Milton Road, Cambridge CB41YG, UK. jgrant@rand.org
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoorens
authors.forename: Suja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivadasan
authors.forename: Mirjam Van Het
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davanzo
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Butz
mesh_terms: D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D005060:Europe; D005298:Fertility; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy