The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female … fetuses. We investigate their impact on son-biased fertility stopping behavior, parental investments in girls relative to boys …, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

fit our samples than the corresponding bivariate probit estimates used in the literature. A comparison of the fertility …If fertility reflects the choice of households, results of their choice (duration between successive births and health … overlook the effects of fertility selection on child health, this paper argues that not accounting for this selection issue …

We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian … results suggest that the subsequent effects on fertility account for about 18 to 24 percent of the overall decline in the … fertility rate, depending on the specification. A key channel through which electrification affects fertility is increased …

fit our samples than the corresponding bivariate probit estimates used in the literature. A comparison of the fertility …If fertility reflects the choice of households, results of their choice (duration between successive births and health … overlook the effects of fertility selection on child health, this paper argues that not accounting for this selection issue …

This paper examines the effects of individual, household and community characteristics on two aspects of fertility … pregnancies for each woman. Women who are currently enrolled in school have lower number of pregnancies. Fertility cannot be … that while there is a replacement factor associated with fertility decisions the effect is not very strong when we make …

uses individual level unit record data from Pakistan to examine the effect of education on the age at marriage and on the …

This paper examines the effects of individual, household and community characteristics on two aspects of fertility … pregnancies for each woman. Women who are currently enrolled in school have lower number of pregnancies. Fertility cannot be … that while there is a replacement factor associated with fertility decisions the effect is not very strong when we make …

child. This paper uses individual level unit record data from Pakistan to examine the effect of education on the age at …

We investigate women's fertility, labor and marriage market responses to large declines in child and maternal mortality … need to achieve their target number of children. This prompts fertility delay and labor market entry which, coupled with …