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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