The effects of education on fertility and mortality; and The effects of education and urbanization on fertility (English)

This paper discusses the effects of education on fertlity and mortality. It states that the higher the level of the parents' education, the lower the mortality of their children. The effect of education on fertility is somewhat more complicated. While fertility decreases uniformly with education in some environments, in other situations there appears to be a threshold level of education and only at levels beyond primary school does fertility decrease...
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Cochrane, Susan H..

The effects of education on fertility and mortality; and The effects of education and urbanization on fertility (English). Education and training series discussion paper ; no. EDT 26 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386191468739442257

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