none5openVignoli, Daniele; Guetto, Raffaele; Bazzani, Giacomo; Pirani, Elena; Minello, AlessandraVignoli, Daniele; Guetto, Raffaele; Bazzani, Giacomo; Pirani, Elena; Minello, Alessandr

A Aassve

A Alesina

A Berrington

A Busetta

A Gatta

A Matysiak

A Miettinen

A Prskawetz

A Régnier-Loilier

A Strauss

A Tversky

B Czarniawska

B Hofmann

BG Glaser

C Cepernich

C Comolli

C Lévi-Strauss

C Schmertmann

C Schmitt

C Starmer

CA Bachrach

CA Holt

CF Manski

CF Westoff

CL Comolli

CV Kiser

D Friedman

D Hanappi

D Schneider

D Tuckett

D Vignoli

DL Pagnini

DS Reher

E La Ferrara

E Roberts

E Shmaya

E Thomson

F Goldscheider

F Jameson

FC Billari

FNA Dodoo

G Alderotti

G Cutuli

G Esping-Andersen

G Standing

GA Akerlof

GS Becker

H-P Blossfeld

HP Kohler

I Ajzen

J Beckert

J Dewey

J Dominitz

J Elliott

J Finch

J Goldstein

JA Johnson-Hanks

JE Escalas

JG Polavieja

JM Keynes

JM Raymo

JS Hacker

L Bernardi

L Schmidt

LR Anderson

M Andrews

M Castiglioni

M Jackson

M Kreyenfeld

M Mills

M Mynarska

M Raab

MF Guillén

N Balbo

NE Schoenberg

O Thévenon

OECD

P Barbieri

P Davidson

P Di Giulio

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The generalized and relatively homogeneous fertility decline across European countries in the aftermath of the Great Recession poses serious challenges to our knowledge of contemporary low fertility patterns. In this paper, we argue that fertility decisions are not a mere “statistical shadow of the past”, and advance the Narrative Framework, a new approach to the relationship between economic uncertainty and fertility. This framework proffers that individuals act according to or despite uncertainty based on their “narrative of the future” – imagined futures embedded in social elements and their interactions. We also posit that personal narratives of the future are shaped by the “shared narratives” produced by socialization agents, including parents and peers, as well as by the narratives produced by the media and other powerful opinion formers. Finally, within this framework, we propose several empirical strategies, from both a qualitative and a quantitative perspective, including an experimental approach, for assessing the role of narratives of the future in fertility decisions

Vignoli, Daniele

Guetto, Raffaele

Bazzani, Giacomo

Pirani, Elena

Minello, Alessandra

Archivio istituzionale della ricerca - Università di Padova

A Reflection on Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe: The Narrative Framework

S Bhaumik

R Bronk

X Bueno

T Dohmen

RA Easterlin

S Engesser

S Fahlén

R Guetto

P Hedström

T Höge

R Hughes

R Jensen

W Joris

Ø Kravdal

R Lesthaeghe

P McDonald

SW McQuiggan

WB Miller

S Randall

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A reflection on economic uncertainty and fertility in Europe: The Narrative Framework

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A Reflection on Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe: The Narrative Framework

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