In this paper author reveals some evidence on pattern of contraception and fertility in Russia. Contrary to common …

Total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are nearly double that of any other region in the world. Evidence is mixed … on whether providing contraceptives has an impact on fertility. I exploit exogenous, intermittent reductions in … poor women experience increases in realized fertility of 7-10%. …

Three profound changes - the mortality, fertility and contraception transitions - characterized the Victorian era in … transition spurs on a contraception revolution which, in turn, makes it possible for the fertility transition to arrive. In the … modern contraception unleashes a social diffusion process causing more people to switch, lowering fertility further and …