1. Multicultural Origins of the Demographic Transition: The Impact of Cross-Cultural Proximity on Fertility Outcomes, 19th-Century Quebec • Lisa Dillon, Université de Montréal; Roxana Ivette Arana Ovalle, Université de Montréal.

2. The Changing Relationship between Development and Fertility by Reproductive Age-Groups over the 20th Century: New Regional Evidence from France • Sandra Florian, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Florian Bonnet, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED).

3. Social Differences in Fertility Transition in Rural Estonia, Birth Cohorts 1820-1879. • Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian Insitute for Population Studies, Tallinn University; Kersti Lust, Tallinn University; Martin Gortfelder, Tallinn University; Martin Klesment, Tallinn University.

4. Investigating Short- and Medium-Term Fluctuations in Birth Series and Sex Ratio at Birth in Trentino (1815-1923): a Historical Demographic Analysis Using Baptismal Records and Climatic Data • Rosella Rettaroli, Università di Bologna; Francesco Scalone, Università di Bologna; Nadia Barbieri, University of Bologna; Francesca Tosi, University of Bologna; Silvia Cagnone, University of Bologna.