Session 147:
Family and Household in Historical and Comparative Perspective
Chair: Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Sheela Kennedy, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Marianne Wanamaker, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Legal and Residential Partnership Status in Europe Melinda Mills, University of Groningen ; Anne-Rigt Poortman, Utrecht University
Marriage Prevalence and Education in Developing Countries Albert Esteve, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) ; Timothy Riffe, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Jeroen J.A. Spijker, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
"The Fewer, The Merrier": Compulsory Schooling Laws, Education, and Fertility in the United States Juan Manuel Puerta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
A Sudden Transition: The Rise of the Empty Nest for Older Women Emily Merchant, University of Michigan ; Brian Gratton, Arizona State University ; Myron P. Gutmann, University of Michigan
Other sessions on Marriage, Family, Households and Unions