The paper compares fertility outcomes between women enrolled in HIV clinics and the DHS sample which were both … administered in Yaoundé contemporaneously. Using propensity score matching, I show that fertility outcomes are contingent on age at … for total number of lifetime children and desire for additional pregnancy is not statistically different from average …

through unemployment insurance (UI). We introduce a novel empirical test of standard neoclassical models of fertility that … fertility rates. This implies that the well-documented cyclical nature of fertility rates is about access to liquidity. We also …

during pregnancy. Moreover, those who did not use assisted reproductive technology present a higher prevalence of these …

pre-conception period has detrimental impacts on fertility. In addition, heat during pregnancy increases pregnancy losses …, understanding the relationship between temperature and pregnancy-related outcomes is far from perfect. Importantly, the potential …

the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. Our estimates are similar when we focus on just the impact of the initial …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …