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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone? Identification of Sex Selection in India

Bhalotra, Sonia R. - 2010

This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...

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On Population Structure and Marriage Dynamics

Giolito, Eugenio P. - 2010

I develop an equilibrium, two-sided search model of marriage with endogenous population growth to study the interaction between fertility, the age structure of the population and the age at first marriage of men and women. Within a simple two-period overlapping generation model I show that,...

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Population Policies, Demographic Structural Changes, and the Chinese Household Saving Puzzle

Ge, Suqin - 2012

Using combined data from population censuses and Urban Household Surveys, we study the effects of demographic structural changes on the rise in household saving in China. Variations in fines across provinces on unauthorized births under the one-child policy and in cohort-specific fertility...

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Demography of Global Aging

Bloom, David E. - 2016

Individuals aged 65 years and older currently make up a larger share of the population than ever before, and this group is predicted to continue growing both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. This chapter begins by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts...

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On the Dynamics of Ethnic Fractionalization

Campos, Nauro F.; Kuzeyev, Vitaliy S. - 2021

Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications for economic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set with fractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989 to 2002. Our...

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Migration and the Demographic Shift

Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2015

This chapter connects population aging with international migration. After documenting the trends for both, we review the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the role of age and aging. We subsequently discuss the literature concerning the implications...

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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development : In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

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HIV and Fertility in Africa : First Evidence from Population Based Surveys

Juhn, Chinhui - 2009

The historical pattern of the demographic transition suggests that fertility declines follow mortality declines, followed by a rise in human capital accumulation and economic growth. The HIV/AIDS epidemic threatens to reverse this path. A recent paper by Young (2005), however, suggests that...

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The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa : The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

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Africa's Prospects for Enjoying a Demographic Dividend

Bloom, David E. - 2016

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa … Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when … these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies …

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