Saturday, May 2 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Nicolet B

Session 154:
Cross-National Patterns of Fertility

Chair: Georges Reniers, Princeton University
Discussant: Alex C. Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

  1. The Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Early Transition Rise and (Slow) Decline • JosĂ© Antonio Ortega, United Nations

  2. A Close Examination of the HIV/Fertility Timing Linkage in Africa: Examination of Age and Cohort-Specific Fertility Spacing’s Correlation with Cohort-Specific HIV Prevalence • Stacy Sneeringer, Wellesley College

  3. Explaining Trends and Cross-National Differences in Teen Birth Rates in Developed Countries • Julien O. Teitler, Columbia University

  4. The Effect of First Birth Postponement on Second Birth Rates across Europe • Joanna Rozanska, Vrije Universiteit Brussel ; Jan Van Bavel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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