developing countries. This paper presents a theoretical model which integrates micro-level decision making about fertility and …

mortality change is such that accidental bequests decline, but not otherwise …

There is growing concern about a decline in the total fertility rate worldwide, but nowhere is the concern greater than … generate incentives for individuals to reduce not just the fertility rate within families, but also the incentive to form … fertility rates. Our results show that the impact of social security on these variables has been non-trivial. Our calibrated …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model … quantitative macroeconomic theory. We apply the model to examine the effect of a change in fertility from the UN medium-variant to …

The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and fertility. Citing this pattern … and social welfare in developing countries. This paper tests whether the relationship between fertility and education is … fertility. The analysis suggests that increasing education by one year reduces fertility by 0.26 births …

Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe … that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in … household production and fertility is high. In an intermediate phase, women have increasing opportunities to earn a living …

This paper looks at the fertility and mortality experience of racial and ethnic groups in the United States from the … demographic behavior. There has been both absolute and relative convergence of fertility across groups. It has been of relatively … for mortality. The black population has experienced absolute convergence but relative deterioration in mortality (neonatal …

Transitions from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility can be beneficial to economies as large … the positive effects of demographic change during 1960-95. We also show how Ireland benefited from lower fertility in the …

This paper explores the determinants of birthweight-specific neonatal mortality rates across States in the U.S. in 1980 … through the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS). The NIMS links birth and death certificates for each state …, resulting in a data base with race-specific neonatal mortality rates by birthweight, and other characteristics. Using a reduced …