Contingent work rising: implications for the timing of marriage in Japan • Martin Piotrowski, University of Oklahoma ; Arne Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Ronald R. Rindfuss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East-West Center

Postponement and recuperation of first births in Europe: the effect of economic and institutional contexts over the life course • Karel Neels, Universiteit Antwerpen ; Jonas Wood, Universiteit Antwerpen ; Tine Kil, Universiteit Antwerpen

The stability of early partnerships: what is the influence of labor market insecurity on union separation for younger cohorts in Germany? • Cordula D. Zabel, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) ; Valerie Heintz-Martin, German Youth Institute

The effect of the business cycle at college graduation on fertility • Katrin Hohmeyer, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) ; Barbara Hofmann, University of Mannheim and Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

Women’s educational attainment and the transition to first marriage in three East Asian countries • Guilherme Chihaya, Umeå University