Whereas most of the world has experienced decreasing fertility during the past half century, Israel has experienced a puzzling mix of trends. Completed fertility has decreased sharply in some ethnic-religious groups (Mizrahi Jews and non-Bedouin Arabs) and increased moderately in other groups...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Utilitarian Treatment of Heterogeneous Populations -- 2 The Selection Problem -- 3 Treatment Using Experimental Data -- 4 The Selection Problem with Sample Data -- References