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Presented by: Professor Nava Ashraf - LSE

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16

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What sociodemographic factors are associated with live births for women using assisted reproductive technology: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey 2009-2022

Declining fertility rates is a global problem.  For many women factors such as types of employment, housing tenure, and access to high quality childcare may delay fertility decisions.  Delaying fertility may increase the risk of fertility problems.  In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance...

Presented by: Professor Heather Brown - Lancaster University

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16

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Low Fertility as a Call for Action. Which Types of Arguments are Reasonable?

The low fertility in high-income countries has given rise to concern in the public and among politicians and social scientists. Indeed, there are some good arguments for thinking that low fertility perhaps is a ‘problem’ - in the sense that it might be reasonable with political interventions. However, other arguments...

Presented by: Professor Øystein Kravdal - Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Department of Economics, University of Oslo

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16

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Eliciting and Shaping Beliefs About Shared Parental Leave: Evidence from a Survey Experiment

Despite the growing availability of paternity leave policies across the world, the take-up of parental leave among fathers is very low. This is also the case in the UK, where parental leave for fathers exists in the form of shared parental leave (SPL). This paper investigates whether the low take-up...

Presented by: Dr Laura Fumagalli - ISER

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16