administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …

Despite the recent economic growth in many countries on the African continent, the region has seen a slow fertility … transition. In this study, we explore whether the lack of structural economic change can explain this slow fertility transition … to analyze the driving forces of fertility transitions across low- and middle-income countries. Our results confirm that …

Fertility is a main driver and outcome of long-term growth. Yet, fertility may not only interact with the level of … income but also with its volatility. In pre-modern economies where formal social security was largely absent, fertility … transition in the United States covering the period 1870 to 1930 and explore whether variation in fertility among American …

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 …

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. …

benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by … household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a … fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. …

fertility rate and emigration rate are going to develop in Africa. Even modest increases in emigration from Africa would …

This study applies count data estimation techniques to investigate the fertility adjustment of immigrants in the … destination country. Data on completed fertility are taken from the 1996 wave of the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP). While the … economic literature stresses the role of prices and incomes as determinants of fertility, the demographic literature discusses …