The effect of unemployment on fertility • Signe Hald Andersen, Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, Denmark ; Berkay Ozcan, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Fertility preferences of employed mothers in Italy: does the choice of public versus private sector matter in shaping the total demand for children? • Laura Cavalli, Università degli Studi di Verona

Women’s employment fluctuations in Iran and its deviations from the world trends • Hossein Ghodrati, Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran ; Shafieh Ghodrati, University of Tehran

The effects of a new child care subsidy on couples’ labour supply in Australia: an empirical assessment • Ross Guest, Griffith University ; Nick Parr, Macquarie University

Birth-related employment interruptions among mothers in Norway. Trends and variation • Ragni Hege Kitterød, Statistics Norway ; Marit Rønsen, Statistics Norway