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family planning are also faced with some problems that are difficult to solve, including unbalanced fertility rate of urban …
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By applying a futures approach to ageing of the population, Queensland has the opportunity to plan for changing aspirations of all of society – working to achieve identified preferred outcomes for society, rather than planning for problems or just for a specific target group. Queensland 2020:...
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fertility rates during the 1960s and 1970s is responsible for more than half of the decline in violent crime rates witnessed …
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prominently in the Journal. Fertility naturally plays an important role in population economics. However, the level of German … fertility has decreased significantly from the 1900s. The paper documents and analyzes the long-termdevelopment trends ….We identify three different explanatory approaches for the decline in fertility according to which the various articles of the …
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examining the importance of family specific fertility culture for fertility outcomes. Family specific fertility culture is … defined as systematic component in fertility preferences shared among family members. Using data from the NLSY79, we identify … family culture by comparing preferences of siblings in early adulthood. Relating these preferences to completed fertility …
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, as well as low fertility and demographic problems caused by aging, by suggesting long‐term policy directions considering … all future possible changes in fertility and housing policies. Design/methodology/approach – This research analyzes age … specific fertility rates by socioeconomic index, composition of three scenarios about the total fertility rate, the forecast of …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of agricultural technology on fertility rates in … techniques and labor demand patterns which affect fertility rates. The hypothesis is tested empirically using ordinary least … a direct and indirect negative impact on fertility. Once technology is divided into mechanical and biochemical …
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literature, the paper finds that it is not Islam that worsens gender inequality but rather the high fertility rates generally …
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. The base life expectancy of Oman is assumed to be 73 years and the base total fertility considered as 5.1 children per … woman. Findings – Depending upon the achievement of replacement fertility by the year 2025 or 2030 or 2035 the population of … assumptions about mortality, fertility, base life expectancy and migration. If these assumptions change then the projections will …
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine certain factors that have contributed to the decline in fertility in the countries …/methodology/approach – Using data from the 2008 UAE Household Expenditure Survey, this paper analyzes the determinants of fertility using a Poisson … fertility count model. Findings – The results show that economic factors, in terms of the costs and benefits that families …
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