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Health consequences of sterilizations
De La Rupelle, Maëlys; Dumas, Christelle - 2017
One-third of married women are sterilized in India. This is largely due to family planning programs that put a strong emphasis on 'permanent' contraceptive methods rather than temporary ones. However, little is known about potential adverse effects on women's wellbeing. We analyse the...
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The Effect of Antimalarial Campaigns on Child Mortality and Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Wilde, Joshua; Apouey, Bénédicte; Coleman, Joseph; … - 2020
We examine the extent to which recent declines in child mortality and fertility in Sub- Saharan Africa can be … difference-in-differences estimation strategy to identify the causal effect of ITNs on mortality and fertility. We show that the … ITN distribution campaigns reduced all-cause child mortality, but surprisingly increased total fertility rates in the …
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Exposure to the One-Child Policy and Fertility among Chinese Immigrants to the US
Lin, Siyuan; Argys, Laura M.; Averett, Susan L. - 2023
We examine whether women exposed to China's one-child policy (OCP) change their fertility decisions when they migrate … to a country without fertility restrictions. Using American Community Survey data (2010–2020), we compare the …
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Religion and Abortion: The Role of Politician Identity
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Iyer, Lakshmi - 2018
(religious) aversion to abortion among Muslims. These districts exhibit increases in fertility that offset the decrease in girl …
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The declines in infant mortality and fertility: Evidence from British cities in demographic transition
Newell, Andrew T.; Gazeley, Ian - 2012
female labour market participation, which is in turn related to fertility reduction. Lastly we find that more rapid urban … growth accelerates fertility decline, but, in late 19th century Britain it slowed the reduction of infant mortality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289991
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Fertility transitions in developing countries: Convergence, timing, and causes
Papagni, Erasmo - 2019
This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950-2015 and investigates the determinants … of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the … transitioning countries from those not transitioning. The estimation of the year of onset of the fertility transition is followed by …
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Violence and birth outcomes : evidence from homicides in Brazil
Koppensteiner, Martin; Manacorda, Marco - 2015
This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011286512
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Violence and birth outcomes : evidence from homicides in Brazil
Koppensteiner, Martin; Manacorda, Marco - 2015
This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence – measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307896
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The declines in infant mortality and fertility : evidence from British cities in demographic transition
Newell, Andrew; Gazeley, Ian - 2012
female labour market participation, which is in turn related to fertility reduction. Lastly we find that more rapid urban … growth accelerates fertility decline, but, in late 19th century Britain it slowed the reduction of infant mortality …. -- fertility ; infant mortality ; education and sanitary reform ; women's participation ; education ; 19th century and early 20th …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621673
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The Declines in Infant Mortality and Fertility : Evidence from British Cities in Demographic Transition
Newell, Andrew - 2012
female labour market participation, which is in turn related to fertility reduction. Lastly we find that more rapid urban … growth accelerates fertility decline, but, in late 19th century Britain it slowed the reduction of infant mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099715