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Policy Briefs provide a synthesis of key research findings by leading European experts on policy-relevant population issues.
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  • European countries have redoubled their efforts to support families. However, divergent birth rate trends suggest that no “magic formula” has been found / A common characteristic among countries with stable or even increasing birth rates is a high degree of female labour force participation / More could be done to slow down the “Rush-hour of Life”, the period when starting a family overlaps with career development / Policies might include on-the-job training programmes following parental leave to facilitate the return to the labour market.
  • Even a new baby-boom and high migration cannot prevent Europe from population ageing over the next decades / Population ageing and shrinking labour force will affect the productivity of the economy if no further reforms are undertaken / These reforms should include a redistribution of work over the life-course which will also require a new system of social protection.
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