Family formation in times of uncertainty: France and Germany compared • Marie-Therese Letablier, CNRS/CES Université Paris 1 ; Anne Salles, Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris 4)

The welfare state’s impact on risk attitudes and the consequence for fertility behaviour • Christian Schmitt, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Rostock

Minding the downside of market flexibilization. Does precarious work affect short-term fertility intentions and their realization? • Doris Hanappi, Université de Lausanne ; Valérie-Anne Ryser, Université de Lausanne ; Jean-Marie Le Goff, Université de Lausanne ; Laura Bernardi, Université de Lausanne

Precarious baby plans? Examining the impact of economic circumstances on childbearing intentions of German men and women • Claudia Geist, University of Utah ; Sarah R. Brauner-Otto, Mississippi State University

Economic risk, fertility and the welfare state: understanding individual rationales • Anne Lise Ellingsaeter, University of Oslo ; Eirin Pedersen, University of Oslo