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What has driven the great fertility decline in developing countries since 1960?
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Madsen, JB and Moslehi, S and Wang, C, What has driven the great fertility decline in developing countries since 1960?, The Journal of Development Studies, 54, (4) pp. 738-757. ISSN 0022-0388 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/00220388.2017.1303675
Abstract
Several developing countries are currently experiencing a significant fertility decline, however, academic economists have paid little attention to this transition. This paper seeks to explain the fertility transition by infant mortality, urbanisation, income, culture and educational attainment of females and males using annual data for 92 developing countries over the period 1960–2014. External instruments are used to deal with endogeneity. The results suggest that increasing per capita income, improved female education and increasing secularisation have been important determinants for declining fertility in the developing world.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | fertility, economic development, developing countries |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Macroeconomics |
| Objective Field: | Economic growth |
| UTAS Author: | Wang, C (Dr Cong Wang) |
| ID Code: | 128113 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 10 |
| Deposited By: | TSBE |
| Deposited On: | 2018-09-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-10-19 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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