fertility rates. …

in East Asia, and in Asia more generally, with fertility rates falling below replacement in many of these countries. In …

fertility. Baby boom generations produce an echo, in the form of a large cohort of children a generation later, creating long … that transitions from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility can be beneficial to economies as the … the positive effects of demographic change during 1960-95. We also show how Ireland benefited from lower fertility in the …

We analyze the effect of fertility on income per capita with a particular focus on the experience of Europe. For … European countries with below-replacement fertility, the high cost of continued low fertility will only be observed in the long … run. We show that in the short run, a fall in the fertility rate will lower the youth dependency ratio and increase the …

important in determining fertility rates. Social interactions can lead to a multiplier effect where an individual’s ideas, and … fertility choice, can affect the fertility decisions of others. We merge all available Demographic and Health Surveys to … investigate the factors that influence both individual and average group fertility. We find that in the early phase of the …

mortality rates fell, populations began to soar. In most countries, this growth led to falling fertility rates. Although … fertility has fallen, the population continues to increase because of population momentum; it will eventually level off. In the …