The introduction of new production technologies is often regarded as one of the key drivers of the historical fertility … transition in the US and Western Europe. In contrast, empirical evidence on the relationship between technology and fertility in … in Indonesia. Oil palm induces labor savings similar to mechanization, but is also widely adopted by smallholder farmers …

middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to … linear (Brazil and South Africa) to being U- or J-shaped (India, Jordan, and Indonesia), or a mixture of both (Bolivia … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

Understanding how mortality and fertility are linked is essential to the study of population dynamics. We investigate … the fertility response to an unanticipated mortality shock that resulted from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed … population-representative multilevel longitudinal data, we identify a behavioral fertility response to mortality exposure, both …

Indonesia's family planning program is regarded as a major success. Survey data from 1997 reveal that rates of … contraceptive use vary dramatically among Indonesia's 27 provinces, from a high of 67 percent of ever married women currently using … study uses both a quantitative analysis of the 1997 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey, and a qualitative study carried …

Indonesia, are effective in advising young women to delay their first birth and also influence the decision on post … also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …

Indonesia, are effective in advising young women to delay their first birth and also influence the decision on post … also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …