This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950ñ 2015 and investigates the … determinants of the onset of fertility transitions. The application of Phillips and Sulís (2007) test to fertility rates provides … those not transitioning. The estimation of the year of onset of the fertility transition is followed by an econometric …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth -- Demographic transition ; Gender Gap ; Human capital ; Fertility ; Mortality …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality …

This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed … decades of unprecedented fertility decline in the industrialized world, only a handful of countries in the West exhibit … replacement fertility rates - around two children per woman. Paradoxically, birth rates are substantially lower in countries in …

and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on …