We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian … results suggest that the subsequent effects on fertility account for about 18 to 24 percent of the overall decline in the … fertility rate, depending on the specification. A key channel through which electrification affects fertility is increased …

This paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an … overlapping generations model which accounts for endogenous fertility and education. Parents choose the number of children they … that, at origin, increased high skilled emigration reduces fertility and fosters human capital accumulation. -- Skilled …

Population policies are defined here as voluntary programs which help people control their fertility and expect to … improve their lives. There are few studies of the long-run effects of policyinduced changes in fertility on the welfare of … contraception or age-specific fertility. The dearth of long-run family planning experiments has led economists to consider …