middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to … linear (Brazil and South Africa) to being U- or J-shaped (India, Jordan, and Indonesia), or a mixture of both (Bolivia … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to … linear (Brazil and South Africa) to being U- or J-shaped (India, Jordan, and Indonesia), or a mixture of both (Bolivia … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to … linear (Brazil and South Africa) to being U- or J-shaped (India, Jordan, and Indonesia), or a mixture of both (Bolivia … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

development economics. On the occasion of the award, Amartya Sen shared his thoughts on the economic development of India and … publication of Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen on comparative human development in India and China. This publication should greatly … enrich the current debate on the economic development of India and China. Instead of viewing economic development in India …

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 …

economy, the role of women for fertility decisions and human capital investments is particularly important. Yet, we believe …

In this paper we study the decline in total fertility rates in the Czech Republic during the transition process. To … and fertility survey of 1998. In a standard duration analysis setting the model allows for time-dependence of information … negative influence of higher education on fertility, and through the apparent lack of adequate childcare facilities. …