The Demographic profile of twins : temptation of mimetism or dissimilarity among co-twins ? • Nadège Couvert, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Gender roles and new family patterns: behaviours, opinions and attitudes • Daniele Vignoli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Ginevra Di Giorgio, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Francesca Fiori, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Elisabetta Santarelli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

Parental divorce and union disruption among young adults in Sweden • Ying Hong, Stockholm University ; Michael Gahler, Stockholm University ; Eva Bernhardt, Stockholm University

Does the combination of spouses’ birth orders influence their divorce risk? • Vegard Skirbekk, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Torkild Lyngstad, Statistics Norway

Fertility and its consequence on family labor supply and Income • Jungho Kim, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Arnstein Aassve, University of Essex

Why should demographers study death? • Alain Monnier, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Sophie Pennec, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Preferences for improved parental leave and higher child benefit • Nada Stropnik, Institute for Economic Research, Slovenia ; Joze Sambt, University of Ljubljana ; Jiřina Kocourková, Charles University, Prague

Childlessness in the West since the demographic transition: theories, facts, and speculations • Jan Van Bavel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel