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literature, the paper finds that it is not Islam that worsens gender inequality but rather the high fertility rates generally …
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uncovers clues to declining fertility, skyrocketing female labor force participation and many other phenomena that are changing …
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Abstract: The first challenge for economic growth theory is to understand the transition from stagnation to growth at the time of the Industrial Revolution and in particular to identify the main factor(s) that triggered the take-off. Doing so also helps to understand why there are poor and rich...
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. 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 … assumptions about mortality, fertility, base life expectancy and migration. If these assumptions change then the projections will …
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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 …
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children in Italy, where a very low fertility rate may be observed. Design/methodology/approach – Since the number of children … authors use also partner's education to take into account the family dimension. Furthermore, in the context of fertility, zero … her fertility rate in the Italian case. In those frameworks, the education variable is usually considered as a control …
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This paper examines the impact of early-life radiation exposure on adult fertility using a dynamic difference …
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fertility for individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds, particularly women. In the marriage market, the reform changed the …
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