1. A New Look at the Role of Cultural Factors in the Fertility Decline: Scandinavia 1845-1910 • Anne Sofie Beck Knudsen, University of Copenhagen; Martin Dribe, Lund University.

2. On the Vanguard of the Fertility Transition: “Yankee” Women in the American Midwest, 1870-1880. • J. David Hacker, University of Minnesota.

3. Waves of Change? Radio Announcements and Fertility Decline • Juliana Jaramillo, Central Bank of Colombia.

4. Strengths and weaknesses of traditional cultural bonds affecting mate selection : A cross sectional study • Aqsa Qasim, Hec.

5. Marriage Strategies as a Means to Better Well-Being: Bohemia in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century • Vera Slovakova, Charles University.