The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces that May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births in Europe

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Explaining fertility: The potential for integrative approaches (2015, background): “The so-called “low fertility trap” hypothesis is one example of considering ongoing fertility decline as a consequence of a feedback loop (Lutz, Skirbekk, and Testa 2007).”
Future fertility in low fertility countries (2014, background): “26 formalised in the so-called ‘Low Fertility Trap’ hypothesis (Lutz et al. 2006).”
The End of “Lowest‐Low” Fertility? (2009, background): “Lutz, Skirbekk, and Testa (2006) suggested in their hypothesis of a low-fertility trap that very low fertility rates may continue or even decline further as a result of negative feedback, whereby tempo-induced declines in the birth rate lead to further declines in desired family size.”
Effect of Fertility Policy Changes on the Population Structure and Economy of China: From the Perspective of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (2019, background): “Under the SSP1 and SSP5 pathways with low fertility assumptions and high levels of education, China will be in a "low-fertility trap" (Lutz et al., 2006), and the country’s total fertility rates will continue to fall even under the possible full liberalization policy.”
New Cohort Fertility Forecasts for the Developed World: Rises, Falls, and Reversals (2013, result): “Our results counter concerns about the continued decline of birth rates in the developed world (Lutz, Skirbekk, and Testa 2006).”