In this paper, we show that the one-child policy has played a significant role in the decline of China's fertility. The … one-child policy had reduced China's fertility rate by an additional 11.5%, based on a year-on-year comparison with the …

The authors use recent data from the 2006 National Family Health Survey of India to explore the relationship between … religion and demographic behavior. They find that fertility and mortality vary not only between religious groups, but also … that despite their socio-economic disadvantages, Muslims have higher fertility than their Hindu counterparts and also …

The authors use recent data from the 2006 National Family Health Survey of India to explore the relationship between … religion and demographic behavior. They find that fertility and mortality vary not only between religious groups, but also … that despite their socio-economic disadvantages, Muslims have higher fertility than their Hindu counterparts and also …