Family policies and low fertility: how does the social network influence the impact of policies • Thomas Fent, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Belinda Aparicio Diaz, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Vienna University of Technology

Swedish fertility swings and public expenditure for children • Thomas Lindh, Institute for Futures Studies ; Ying Hong, Swedish Institute for Futures Studies

The contribution of recent increases in family benefits to Australia’s early 21st century fertility increase: an empirical analysis • Nick Parr, Macquarie University ; Ross Guest, Griffith University

Child care availability and fertility • Ronald R. Rindfuss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East-West Center ; David Guilkey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; S. Philip Morgan, Duke University ; Oystein Kravdal, University of Oslo