This paper investigates whether and how regional social contexts influence fertility decisions of women living in … for the transition to the first and second child. The empirical analysis provides no evidence that fertility differentials …

Demographic research has repeatedly demonstrated differences in fertility on the subnational level, especially between … urban and rural regions. The most recent literature focuses on historical developments of total fertility, cohort fertility …, or indicators of late fertility (35+). The present paper complements these analyses by focusing on earlier births (i …

The demographic problems in developed countries are getting more and more important. Very low fertility rates … education worsens the situation. Therefore family planning as well as fertility providing and educational measures are of major …

India's fertility is declining and at present the country is experiencing significant demographic transition. The … fertility pattern at the district level shows robust spatial clustering of low fertility values and its spatial propagation with … time. While the role of the socio-economic characteristics in explaining fertility variations have been analysed in details …