Keyword: Contraception

Human capital and the timing of the first birth
This paper constructs and partially characterizes the solution of a...
Jesse Naidoo
Working Paper
Trade Openness and Fertility Rates in Africa: Panel Data Evidence
We study the effect of trade openness on fertility rates in fifty A...
Matthew W. Clance, Yoseph Y. Getachew, Manoel Bittencourt
Working Paper
The Fertility Transition: Panel Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
We investigate the effects of different socioeconomic indicators on...
Manoel Bittencourt, Carolyn Chisadza
Policy Brief
Contraceptive Use and Birth Intervals
We develop a model linking contraceptive effi ciency to birth spaci...
Steven F. Koch, Gauthier Tshiswaka-Kashalala
Working Paper
The Economic Approach to Fertility: A Causal Mediation Analysis
This study develops an economic fertility model which explicitly in...
Working Paper
The Economic Approach to Fertility: A Causal Mediation Analysis
This study develops an economic fertility model which explicitly in...
Steven F. Koch, Gauthier Tshiswaka-Kashalala
Working Paper
Primary Education and Fertility Rates in Southern Africa: Evidence from Before the Demo...
I investigate whether primary school completion has played any role...
Manoel Bittencourt
Working Paper
Education and Fertility: Panel Time-Series Evidence from Southern Africa
In this paper I investigate whether secondary school enrollment has...
Manoel Bittencourt
Working Paper