Does fertility decrease household consumption?: An analysis of poverty dynamics and fertility in Indonesia

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between fertility and a direct measure of poverty for Indonesia, a country, which has experienced unprecedented economic growth and sharp fertility declines over recent decades. It focuses on illustrating the sensitivity of the effect of...

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Main Authors: Jungho Kim, Henriette Engelhardt, Alexia Prskawetz, Arnstein Aassve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-06-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol20/26/