Fertility and Population Trends
Infertility and Unrealized Ideal Family Size
The paper by Ester Lazzari and Eva Beaujouan (2026) examines the correspondence between ideal and actual family size.
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Examining the Gender Equality–Fertility Paradox in Three Nordic Countries
The paper by Katia Begall and Nicole Hiekel (2025) investigates the accelerating fertility decline in the most gender‐equal countries of the world.
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Uncertainty and flexibility of fertility intentions
This paper by Ross Barker and Isabella Buber-Ennser (2024) examines how fertility intentions change over time and the uncertainty surrounding them.
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Realization of Short-Term Fertility Intentions in a Comparative Perspective: Which Macro-Level Conditions Matter?
The paper by Zsolt Spéder and Lajos Bálint (2024) is the first large-scale comparative study to search for macro-level determinants of short-term fertility intentions across European countries.
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Union Instability and Fertility: An International Perspective
The article by Ana Fostik et al. (2023) analyses the relationship between union instability and cumulated fertility among ever-partnered women in 25 countries across Europe and the Americas.
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Explaining Fertility Intentions in the Republic of Moldova
The report by Khatia Nadaraia (2022) examines the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing fertility intentions in Moldova.
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Targeting Groups of Women to Reduce Unmet Family Planning Need in the Republic of Moldova
The report by Judith C. Koops (2022) examines factors contributing to unmet family planning needs among women in the Republic of Moldova.
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Fathers' Involvement in the Family, Fertility, and Maternal Employment
The paper by Ester Fanelli and Paola Profeta (2021) examines whether greater paternal involvement can raise fertility and maternal employment in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Why Don’t Eastern Europeans Have More Children?
The research note by Zsolt Spéder and Balázs Kapitány (2014) investigates the low fertility rates in Eastern Europe.
Read moreGender Equality and Social Roles
The Link Between Sexual Disagreements and Separation Proneness: Differences Between Men and Women in a Culturally Diverse Sample
The paper by Dominika Perdoch Sladká and Martin Kreidl (2025) re-investigates the association between sexual disagreements and union instability, testing traditional gender ideology expectations.
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How Do Parents Share Childcare That Interferes With Paid Work? Work Arrangements, Flexible Working, and Childcare.
This paper by Bernice Kuang, Brienna Perelli-Harris, and Ann Berrington (2025) explores how mothers and fathers divide childcare that disrupts paid work and how this relates to work patterns and flexibility.
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Who Decides on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The article by Siyang Kong, Lin Rouvroye, and Anne Gauthier (2024) examines women’s autonomy in sexual and reproductive health decisions across ten countries.
Read moreWhat if She Earns More? Gender Norms, Income Inequality, and the Division of Housework
The paper by Iga Magda et al. (2024) examines how women’s contribution to household income relates to the division of housework, accounting for partners’ gender-role attitudes.
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Gender (In)Equality Over the Life Course
The paper by Anne H. Gauthier, Irena E. Kotowska, and Daniela Vono de Vilhena (2018) explores gender inequalities across various life domains.
Read moreWhich Gender Equality Matters?
The research note by Gerda Neyer, Trude Lappegård, and Daniele Vignoli (2013) investigates how three dimensions of gender equality - employment, financial situation, and equity in housework and childcare - affect fertility intentions in Europe.
Read moreYoung adults
Young Adults Don’t Move Far from Their Parents [in Dutch]
The article by Linde Van Wambeke and Olga Grünwald (2024) examines the proximity between young adults and their parents after leaving the parental home.
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Young Adults Question Normative Roles of Men and Women in Society
The article by Lin Rouvroye, Olga Grünwald, and Anne Gauthier (2022) examines young adults’ perspectives on traditional gender roles across five countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Norway, and Denmark.
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The Social Stratification of Choice in the Transition to Adulthood
The paper by Francesco Billari, Nicole Hiekel, and Aart Liefbroer (2019) examines how social stratification shapes the timing and occurrence of major demographic decisions in the transition to adulthood.
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Becoming an Adult in Europe
The policy brief by Ann Berrington et. al. (2017) explores challenges young Europeans face during their transition to adulthood, focusing on independence, employment, and housing.
Read moreFamily and Intergenerational Dynamics
Living apart together
The chapter by Arnaud Régnier-Loilier (2025) in the Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course examines living-apart-together (LAT) relationships.
Read moreLife course decisions in Central and Eastern Europe: A gendered connection between family formation and moving intentions?
The paper by Vytenis Deimantas (2023) explores how intentions to marry, have children, and move are interconnected in early adulthood in Central and Eastern Europe, highlighting that these life-course plans often occur together.
Read moreRelationship quality and family formation in Europe
The paper by Niels Blom, Brienna Perelli-Harris, and Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik (2023) studies how relationship quality influences transitions to marriage and childbearing among cohabiting couples across seven European countries.
Read moreThree‐Generation Households in a Central and Eastern European Country: The Case of Hungary
The paper by Judit Monostori (2023) examines trends and determinants of three-generational living arrangements in Hungary, situating the phenomenon within broader patterns of social disadvantage and family life-course dynamics.
Read moreA New Look at the Separation Surge in Europe: Contrasting Adult and Child Perspectives
The paper by Matthijs Kalmijn and Thomas Leopold (2021) contrasts adult and child perspectives on divorce and separation.
Read moreMigrant Families in Europe: Evidence from the Generations & Gender Programme
The paper by Teresa Castro Martin, Judith Koops, and Daniela Vono de Vilhena (2019) examines the lives of migrant families across Europe.
Read moreHousing and Mobility
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Housing Satisfaction in a European Perspective [in Dutch]
The article by Inge Hendriks and Jornt Mandemakers (2024) explores how satisfied Dutch residents are with their housing compared to other European countries.
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Separation and Elevated Residential Mobility: A Cross-Country Comparison
The paper by Hill Kulu et al. (2021) investigate post-separation residential mobility in five countries with similar levels of economic development, but different welfare provisions and housing markets.
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Formation and realisation of moving intentions across the adult life course
The paper by Lars Dommermuth and Sebastian Klüsener (2018) analyses how moving intentions and actual relocations are shaped by prior plans and events across different life domains over the life course.
Read moreSocietal Context and Policy Insights
Securing High-Quality Data on Populations
The policy brief by Tom Emery et. al. (2019) discusses the importance of three major European research infrastructures - EuroCohort, GGP, and SHARE - in providing high-quality data for evidence-based social policies.
Read moreThe GGP in Eastern Europe: Insights into Demographic Change
The research note by Franziska Sigrist and Tom Emery (2014) explores demographic trends in Eastern Europe.
Read moreFamilies in Austria 2009–2013
The publication by Isabella Buber-Ennser, Norbert Neuwirth, and Maria Rita Testa (2014) presents insights from the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey (GGS).
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