Timothy W. Guinnane|Barbara S. Okun|James Trussell
What Do We Know About the Timing of Fertility Transitions in Europe?
Yale University|Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Princeton University
princeton project decline fertility europe european fertility project suggested historical fertility transition occurred virtually simultaneously wide variety economic social environments finding cited widely evidence innovationdiffusion view fertility transitions demonstrate demographic methods used date fertility transition europeprimarily ig lesser extent coaletrussell mm indicesmay fail detect initial stages fertility transition therefore cannot used basis strong statements timing transitions review measurement problems implications current understanding european fertility transition