The Effect of Modernization on Desired Fertility in Egypt • Angela Baschieri, University of Southampton

China’s Uncertain Demographic Present and Future • Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Qiang Ren, Peking University ; Sergei Scherbov, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Xiaoying Zheng, Mahidol University

Fertility Decline in Brazil: A Different Tempo Effect with Strong Consequences • Eduardo L.G. Rios-Neto, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais ; Vania Candida da Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Adriana Miranda-Ribeiro, Cedeplar / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Jose A. Ortega, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ; Jose Alberto M. de Carvalho, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

Linking Intergenerational Associations of Status Attainment and Family Formation: The Early Transition to Adulthood among American Girls • Molly A. Martin, Columbia University