The negative correlation between women's education and fertility is strongly observed across regions and time; however …, its interpretation is unclear. Women's education level could affect fertility through its impact on women's health and … their physical capacity to give birth, children's health, the number of children desired, and women's ability to control …

The negative correlation between women's education and fertility has been observed across regions and time, although it … is now weaker among high-income countries. Women's education level could affect fertility through its impact on women …'s health and their physical capacity to give birth, children's health, the number of children desired, and women's ability to …

Family planning is a critical issue in countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, where high fertility rates …

fertility among minor women, aged 21 or younger, for whom access restrictions were most drastically lifted. We then evaluate how … examining its impact on female fertility control and human capital formation. We find that younger women who grew up in more …We investigate how religious beliefs affected the take up of the birth control pill and impacted women's outcomes using …

Fertility has a strong biological component generally ignored by economists. Using the UK Biobank, we analyze the …-nurture interplay becomes stronger in more egalitarian environments that empower women, allowing genes to express themselves more fully …