Using household-level survey data from Côte d’Ivoire, this paper investigates the determinants of fertility with a … significant relationship between fertility and electricity, but one that is only revealed when the model distinguishes between … rural and urban areas. Specifically, we find a positive association between electricity and fertility for urban households …

We use a panel dataset from Bangladesh to examine the relationship between fertility and the adoption of electricity … of electricity reduces fertility, and this impact is more pronounced when the household already has two or more children … the optimal number of children but not necessarily current fertility behavior if the optimal number has not yet been …

We use a household-level panel dataset from Bangladesh to examine the household-level relationship between fertility …

Using household-level survey data from Côte d'Ivoire, this paper investigates the determinants of fertility with a … significant relationship between fertility and electricity, but one that is only revealed when the model distinguishes between … rural and urban areas. Specifically, we find a positive association between electricity and fertility for urban households …