and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have …

addition to the replacement effects of higher fertility following a disaster that caused high mortality, a positive fertility … positive fertility response to exposure to these large-scale natural disasters in addition to the response to child mortality … response may be induced as children can be used to supplement household income. This paper analyzes three high mortality …

, child mortality and others factors that affect these outcomes. To improve data reporting, data collection needs to be …

"A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including higher mortality, worse … that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …

demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the …

"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of …