Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

We examine the extent to which recent declines in child mortality and fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa can be attributed …-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 short run in spite of reduced …

Much of Africa has yet to go through a demographic transition; this Malthusian crisis of high mortality, high fertility …, mostly since econometric estimation is complicated by the endogeneity of fertility to other variables of interest. We attempt … to improve estimation of the effect of the child mortality variable on fertility by deploying exogenous variation in the …

Building on anthropological evidence, we develop a model of intra-household decision making on fertility and child …

Building on anthropological evidence, we develop a model of intra-household decision making on fertility and child …

Building on anthropological evidence, we develop a model of intra-household decision making on fertility and child …

fertility outcomes in Indonesia. Using panel data and a sibling fixed effects model, we identify this relationship based on … potential channel for this result is that women respond by changing their fertility behavior. While surviving the death of a … sibling has little effect on desired fertility levels, we find evidence that surviving sisters start a family about 3-4 years …

decline in fertility of about 15 percent in the program villages compared with the control villages by 1982 , as others have … estimated in addition to fertility : women's health, earnings and household assets, use of preventive health inputs, and finally … fertility and child mortality. This suggests social returns to this reproductive health program in rural South Asia have many …

discriminatory practices affected fertility and sex-specific mortality during infancy and childhood during economic crises in an area … economic stress, fertility, and sex ratios at baptism: high-price years were followed by a decline in the number of registered …

This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing … decisions of a couple regarding fertility and allocation of resources for the healthcare of their children are made within a … point utility of mothers is shown to reduce fertility and also to reduce child mortality rates. Paradoxically, the increase …