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Low Fertility Trap

The "Low Fertility Trap" is a demographic theory positing that once fertility rates fall below a critical threshold, self-reinforcing mechanisms such as delayed childbearing, changing social norms, and reduced family size expectations perpetuate sub-replacement fertility, making sustained demographic recovery unlikely without significant intervention.

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2017–2026

3

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Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis

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The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis. Forces that May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births in Europe

Wolfgang Lutz · Vienna Yearbook of Population Research · 2008 · 368 citations · Full text

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Policies Addressing the Tempo Effect in Low-Fertility Countries

Wolfgang Lutz, Vegard Skirbekk · Population and Development Review · 2005 · 161 citations

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The Postponement of Childbearing in Europe: Driving Forces and Implications

Francesco C. Billari · Vienna Yearbook of Population Research · 2007 · 117 citations · Full text

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Family Formation in France: Individual Preferences and Subsequent Outcomes

Maria Testa · Vienna Yearbook of Population Research · 2007 · 82 citations · Full text

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Temporarily New: On Low Fertility and the Prospect of Pro-natal Policies

Dirk J. van de Kaa · Vienna Yearbook of Population Research · 2007 · 60 citations · Full text

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Authors

24

  1. WL
    Wolfgang Lutz

    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

    3 publications · 551 citations

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  2. SG
    Stuart Gietel‐Basten

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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  3. DC
    David Coleman

    Jackson Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  4. KM
    Kristin Makszin

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

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  5. NK
    Namhun Kim

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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Institutions

21

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    105 citations

  2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

    Laxenburg, Austria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    690 citations

  3. Scarsdale Historical Society

    Scarsdale, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  4. Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  5. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

    The Hague, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  6. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

    Daejeon, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Sichuan University

    Chengdu, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. University of Piraeus

    Piraeus, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

    7 publications · 737 citations

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  2. Population and Development Review

    1 publications · 161 citations

    1

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  3. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis)

    Repository · 1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. Population Studies

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  5. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania)

    Repository · 1 publications · 15 citations

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