This paper empirically investigates the determinants of fertility, drawing upon large nationwide household data sets in … India constructed by the National Sample Surveys (NSS) and National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) over the period 1992 … equations are incorporated into the fertility equation. Both direct and indirect effects are observed for mother's education …

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of fertility and their changes in recent years drawing upon large … household data sets in India, namely National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data over the period 1992-2006. It is found that there … for households belonging to SCs, would be very important to reduce fertility and to speed down the population growth. …

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of fertility drawing upon large household data sets in India …. Both direct and indirect effects are observed for mother's education which not just directly reduces fertility but also … increasingly important in reducing fertility in the last two rounds. …