economic factors drive contraceptive adoption and change. We investigate the channels through which the relationship between … economic development and contraceptive dynamics are mediated. Using global data, we document the correlations between economic … fertility, both desired and realized, as a central pathway through which the relationship has been historically theorized and …

The 1960s ushered in a new era in U.S. demographic history characterized by significantly lower fertility rates and … pill in this transition. Almost fifty years after the contraceptive pill appeared on the U.S. market, this analysis … provides new evidence that it accelerated the post-1960 decline in marital fertility …

The 1960s ushered in a new era in U.S. demographic history characterized by significantly lower fertility rates and … this transition. Almost fifty years after the contraceptive pill appeared on the U.S. market, this analysis provides new … evidence that it accelerated the post-1960 decline in marital fertility …