Fertility differentials in Sweden during the first half of the twentieth century - the effect of female labor force participation and occupational field • Glenn Sandström, Umeå University ; Emil Marklund, Umeå University ; Åsa Andersson, Umeå University

The diversity puzzle – fertility in the interwar Poland and its determinants • Bartosz Ogórek, Pedagogical University of Cracow ; Mikolaj Szoltysek, Max-Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale)

Explaining persistence of early entrance into parenthood in Ukraine: the role of family relationships • Yuliya Hilevych, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and Wageningen University

The evolution of mean paternal age in a long perspective – are today’s fathers really older than back in the days? • Kai Willfuehr, Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Sebastian Klüsener, Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Marital fertility and assortative mating before, during, and after the baby boom in Belgium • Eli Nomes, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Jan Van Bavel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven