The historical pattern of the demographic transition suggests that fertility declines follow mortality declines … responses in fertility will reinforce this decline by reducing the willingness to engage in unprotected sex. We utilize recent … rounds of the Demographic and Health Surveys which link an individual woman's fertility outcomes to her HIV status based on …

and decreases in reported son preference. We also find increases in female school enrollment and decreases in fertility …

countries reduce fertility or improve socio-economic outcomes. Despite suggestive associations, disagreement persists because … independently later in life. Although family planning explains only about 10% of Colombia%u2019s fertility decline, it appears to … have reduced the otherwise substantial costs of fertility control and may be among the most effective development …

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 …

critical for understanding the relationship between aggregate fertility and household savings. First, we document that parents … perceive children as an important source of old-age support and that, in partial equilibrium (PE), increased fertility lowers … aggregate fertility on household savings. …

availability of prenatal sex-diagnostic technology, the declining fertility rate is a hypothesized factor. Suppose a couple …. This paper empirically measures the relationship between desired fertility and the sex ratio. Standard survey questions on … fertility preferences ask the respondent her desired number of children of each sex, but people who want larger families have …