postponement of sexual activity, and reduced fertility beginning at the age of 22. I also examine the potential mechanisms through … which increased education affects fertility. The findings suggest early use of modern contraceptives, reduction in the … marital education gap, increased literacy, and utilization of healthcare services contribute to reduced fertility. These …

recipients are indeed recent migrants, refugees, and women. By using different matching algorithms, this group was made as …

There have been significant changes in both the fertility rates and fertility perception since 1970s. In this paper, we … examine the relationship between government policies towards fertility and the fertility trends. Total fertility rate, defined … as the number of children per woman, is used as the main fertility trend variable. We use panel data from the United …

of the policy is more pronounced among couples who have higher fertility preferences and who are less sensitive to child …

can lower the marginal cost of a child and raise fertility. We test this hypothesis using longitudinal data from … effects, we find that drought occurring in the agricultural season increases the fertility of young women living in …. Analyzing mechanisms, we find that drought does not affect common factors of high fertility such as marriage timing. It operates …