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Health consequences of sterilizationsOne-third of married women are sterilized in India. This is largely due to family planning programs that put a strong emphasis on ‘permanent’ contraceptive methods rather than temporary ones...
Development Human fertility GenderWorking Paper
Less restrictive birth control, less education?: Evidence from ethnic minorities in ChinaThis paper investigates the net impact of birth control policy in China on educational attainment of the partially excluded ethnic minorities...
Education Human fertility MinoritiesWorking Paper
Delayed marriage, contraceptive use, and breastfeeding: Fertility patterns over time and wealth quintiles in sub-Saharan AfricaThe rate of fertility decline has been slow in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...
Families Human fertility PopulationWorking Paper
On the fertility transition in Africa: Income, child mortality, or education?A consensus among social scientists is that fertility rates in Africa are declining. What determines these declines?...
Economic growth Education Human fertilityBook Chapter
The Prospects for an Imminent Demographic Dividend in Africa :: The Case for Cautious OptimismFrom the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2...
Family policy Human fertility HealthWorking Paper
The Prospects for an Imminent Demographic Dividend in Africa: The Case for Cautious OptimismThis paper looks at the prospects of a demographic dividend in Africa in the near future...
Family policy Human fertility HealthBlog
Report from Gender Equality Results Meeting
Roger Williamson The Danish State Secretary for Development Policy Charlotte Slente , welcomed the participants and contributors to the meeting and stressed the centrality of gender equality to Danish development policy ...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development EducationWorking Paper
Determinants of Foreign Aid in Family Planning: How Relevant is the Mexico City Policy?The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) FamiliesBook Chapter
Tunisia's Development Experience: A Success Story?From the book: Achieving Development Success
Commerce Economic development Human fertilityWorking Paper
Tunisia's Development Experience: A Success Story?Tunisia’s recent growth and development performance relative to countries in its region, and relative to countries at similar levels of development in other parts of the world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, have been notable...
Commerce Economic development Human fertilityBook Chapter
A Wider Approach to Aid Effectiveness: Correlated Impacts on Health, Wealth, Fertility and EducationFrom the book: Advancing Development
Economic assistance and foreign aid Education Human fertilityWorking Paper
A Wider Approach to Aid Effectiveness: Correlated Impacts on Health, Wealth, Fertility and EducationIn this paper we discuss the results of research into the impact of foreign aid on human development...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Education Human fertilityWorking Paper
Culture and the Fertility Transition in IndiaThe paper examines the evidence for various explanations usually offered for the differences in fertility behaviour across regions and over time in India...
Econometric models (Economic development) Human fertility Income distribution