Trends in European fertility: should Europe try to increase its fertility rate...or just manage the consequences?
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.
Grant
Jonathan
J
RAND Europe and RAND Labor and Population, RAND Europe Cambridge, Milton Road, Cambridge CB41YG, UK. jgrant@rand.org
Hoorens
Stijn
S
Sivadasan
Suja
S
Loo
Mirjam Van Het
MV
Davanzo
Julie
J
Hale
Lauren
L
Butz
William
W
D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D005060:Europe; D005298:Fertility; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy