In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic … development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over … economy, the role of women for fertility decisions and human capital investments is particularly important. Yet, we believe …

participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

factor in the increase of inequality. If Uganda began a period of sustained fertility decline, the estimates reviewed here …; considering the favourableage structure dynamics such a fertility decline would generate, per capita growth couldincrease by …

Despite the recent economic growth in many countries on the African continent, the region has seen a slow fertility … transition. In this study, we explore whether the lack of structural economic change can explain this slow fertility transition … to analyze the driving forces of fertility transitions across low- and middle-income countries. Our results confirm that …

world. First, the impact of fertility decline on gender bias in mortality is examined. Contrary to the expectations of some … authors, fertility decline has not generally led to an intensification of gender bias in mortality. Second, the paper finds …. -- Missing women ; fertility decline ; Hepatitis B ; sex-selective abortions ; gender bias in mortality …