McDonald, PeterMoyle, Helen2015-12-101443-2447http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65579In broad terms, the division in Europe between countries with very low fertility and countries with sustainable fertility matches Esping-Anderson's classification of the same countries into 'conservative' and 'social democratic' (Esping-Anderson 1990). AKeywords: cohort analysis; comparative study; democracy; employment; fertility; gender role; numerical model; theoretical study; workplace; Europe Costs of children; English-speaking countries; Low fertility; Value of children; Welfare regimes; Work and family201010.1007/s12546-010-9043-02016-02-24