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evidence of convergence in three groups of countries. This information is used to distinguish the transitioning countries from … analysis of the causes of this event. Instrumental-variable estimates show that increasing female education and reduced infant … education with the years of schooling of people aged 40ñ64. These results are conÖrmed by the application of Lewbelís (2012 …
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of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the … education and reduced infant mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked …
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Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to school dropout, lost productivity, and the intergenerational transmission of poverty. However, there is debate about whether adolescent pregnancy is a problem in and of itself or...
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of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the … education and reduced infant mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146447
of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the … education and reduced infant mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843564
We review the foundations of the economic development-contraception nexus, focusing on the pathways through which economic factors drive contraceptive adoption and change. We investigate the channels through which the relationship between economic development and contraceptive dynamics are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013500602
Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this paper exploits the Compulsory Education Law of China implemented … in the 1980s to empirically examine the causal impact of women's education on fertility in rural China by difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013499179
We review the foundations of the economic development-contraception nexus, focusing on the pathways through which economic factors drive contraceptive adoption and change. We investigate the channels through which the relationship between economic development and contraceptive dynamics are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296633
Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this paper exploits the Compulsory Education Law of China implemented … in the 1980s to empirically examine the causal impact of women's education on fertility in rural China by difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013483488
Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this paper exploits the Compulsory Education Law of China implemented … in the 1980s to empirically examine the causal impact of women's education on fertility in rural China by difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296601