interventions; (3) the conditions affecting fertility, family time allocation, and human capital investments; and (4) the …

This article discusses son preference in India, including both greater investment in sons and the fertility preference … eldest sons, whom parents favor, and other sons. Fertility preferences likewise center on eldest sons. The desire to have at …

associated with fertility behavior and use of the local natural-resource base are identified. Three are shown to be pronatalist … that one of the externalities may even provide an invidious link between fertility decisions and the use of the local … natural-resource base. The fourth type of externality is used to develop a theory of fertility transitions in the contemporary …

its total fertility rate. At the household level, it has also been well documented that children's education is negatively …At the national level, it has long been observed that a country's average education level is negatively associated with … children and the average education level (the quantity-quality trade-off)? A clear answer to this question will help both …

Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

We explore the effect of female autonomy on individual fertility in Nepal. We find that families where wives have high …

limited access to contraception is an important driver of high fertility rates in West Africa. We do not find support for this … about family size and contraception, and social pressure. Free contraception did not influence fertility even in combination …

Early fertility is a key barrier to female human capital attainment in sub-Saharan Africa, yet contraceptive take …