Fertility in the United States rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for …-twentieth century baby boom and generated a rise in women’s human capital, ultimately leading to a decline in desired fertility for … associated with a rise in fertility for women born between 1921 and 1940, with a rise in college and high school graduation rates …

Much of Africa has yet to go through a demographic transition; this Malthusian crisis of high mortality, high fertility …, mostly since econometric estimation is complicated by the endogeneity of fertility to other variables of interest. We attempt … to improve estimation of the effect of the child mortality variable on fertility by deploying exogenous variation in the …

. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … Universal Immunization Programme or UIP). We combine data on the district-wise rollout of UIP during 1985–1990 with fertility …

. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … Universal Immunization Programme or UIP). We combine data on the district-wise rollout of UIP during 1985–1990 with fertility …

. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … Universal Immunization Programme or UIP). We combine data on the district-wise rollout of UIP during 1985-1990 with fertility …