Session 101:
Advances in Fertility Metrics and Models
Chair: Sam Preston, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: John Bongaarts, Population Council
A Model for Cohort Fertility Schedules in Low and Moderate Fertility Populations • Joshua R. Goldstein, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Assessing Uncertainty in Fertility Estimates and Projections • Leontine Alkema, University of Washington ; Adrian Raftery, University of Washington ; Patrick Gerland, United Nations ; Samuel J. Clark, University of Washington ; François Pelletier, United Nations
Why Kids Today?: Evidence on the Old-Age Security Motive from the Italian Pension Reform • Francesco C. Billari, Università Bocconi ; Vincenzo Galasso, Università Bocconi
Should the Total Fertility Rate Still Be Used in Policy Discussions?: Assessing the Appropriateness of the TFR when Studying the Presumed Need for and Effectiveness of Birth Enhancing Policies in Europe • Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Tomas Sobotka, Vienna Institute of Demography
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