migration affected fertility by building a decennial bilateral migration matrix between French regions for 1861-1911. The … suggest the convergence towards low birth rates can be explained by the diffusion of low-fertility norms by migrants …

The demographic transition -the move from a high fertility/high mortality regime into a low fertility/low mortality … and increasing speed of transitions. It also produces a strong correlation between the speeds of fertility transition and …

fertility rates and population growth in various regions of the world, enabling economies to convert a larger share of the …

The demographic transition the move from a high fertility/high mortality regime into a low fertility/low mortality … and increasing speed of transitions. It also produces a strong correlation between the speeds of fertility transition and …

Economic explanations for the fertility transition focus on the role of returns to schooling, especially for women … for additional births Declines in fertility have proceeded unevenly, first across the high income countries, and more … recently across the low income countries. The cross sectional differentials in fertility are also frequently analyzed in …

-Saharan Africa. These effects are transmitted through interactions between the education gender gap within families, fertility, and … declines in fertility and creating population momentum. The bigger population, in turn, degrades local resources and the …

upheld, delaying declines in fertility and creating population momentum. The bigger population, in turn, degrades local …