This paper uses panel data of OECD countries during the period 1995–2003 to examine how corruption affects fertility … suggest that the fertility rate is higher in less corrupted countries. From this, the argument can be made that lack of …

projection for Oman, using population census and family health survey data. Design/methodology/approach – Component method is …. 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 …

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 …

The transition of contraception use in Colombia was an important moment when health and fertility were tightly … contraception. Younger women displayed discontinuous behavior with a large proportion of total fertility (which itself has been …-off between the desire to comply to the traditional social norm of a large family and the desire to adopt a modern way of life …

This paper addresses the estimation of peer group effects on a fertility decision. The peer group is composed of …

This paper presents novel causal evidence on the effects of pro-natalist cash transfers on fertility, sex ratio at … total fertility rate in 2015 would have been 4.7% lower without the cash transfers. Surprisingly, the cash transfers had an …

fertility through two complementary channels. For households at the top of the wealth distribution, the effect manifests as a … reduction in excess fertility, which is more pronounced among lower-educated women due to their lower likelihood of using …

This paper examines the impact of early-life radiation exposure on adult fertility using a dynamic difference …

This paper studies how the type of education pursued at an early age affects family formation. I focus on a French … fertility for individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds, particularly women. In the marriage market, the reform changed the … findings highlight that delaying early school tracking has significant consequences for family formation. …