Comparative policy perspectives of happiness and childbearing • Arnstein Aassve, Università Bocconi ; Maria Sironi, University of Pennsylvania

Demographic transition and demographic dividend in the states of India • Debasis Barik, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Population policies for low fertility countries: the need for thinking beyond the conventional repertory • Paul Demeny, Population Council

Demographic transition, window of opportunity, and population bonus: toward a new population policy in Iran • Hatam Hosseini, Bu-Ali Sina University

Optimal fertility • Erich Striessnig, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU) ; Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)