Welcome to Nordic Economic Policy Review Conference 2026.
Across the Nordic countries, birth rates have fallen to historically low levels, well below replacement rates. This development poses important questions about the future of our societies, as changing patterns of family formation differ across socioeconomic groups and may shape socioeconomic inequality both today and in the future.
This conference will take place at Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen on the 21 October 2026 where leading economists and demographers will share recent findings and discuss the impact of fertility decline on the Nordic economies.
We invite you to a full day with presentations of recent research by leading Nordic experts and comments by academics and policymakers. We offer coffee and lunch for all in participants who are able to attend in-person as part of the free conference ticket.
For those not able to attend in-person, we will also live stream the event from Copenhagen. Please register in advance to gain access to a link to watch the conference online.
Programme
08:30 – 09:00 Coffee and registration
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome remarks
Marte Strøm, Editor NEPR 2027
09:05 – 10:15 Socioeconomic inequality and fertility across the Nordic countries
Presentation by Peter Fallesen, University of Copenhagen
Discussants:
Ola Vestad, Statistics Norway
Rannveig Kaldager Hart, University of Oslo
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30– 11:40 Regional variation in fertility
Presentation by Mikko Silliman, Aalto University
Discussants:
Hans Henrik Sievertsen, The Danish Center for Social Science Research
Jessica Nisen, University of Turku
11:40 – 11:50 Short break
11:50– 13:00 Male fertility, partnership formation, and earnings
Presentation by Anne Boschini Stockholm University & Lina Aldén, Linnaeus University
Discussants:
Martin Andresen, University of Oslo
Kristian Landsgård, the Nordic Research and Policy Network on Boys and Men
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:55 Housing and fertility
Presentation by Marek Jasinski, University of Oslo
Discussants:
Thomas Høgholm Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen
Kristoffer Lundberg & Åsa Hansson, Swedish Committee for a Future with Children
14:55 – 15:10 Coffee break
15.10 – 16:20 Socioeconomic differentials in childbearing in Iceland
Presentation by Ari Klængur Jónsson, Univeristy of Iceland
Discussants:
Franziska Valder, University of Copenhagen
16:20 – 16:30 Concluding comments
Time allocation for each paper: presenter 40 minutes, discussants 15 minutes each.
