Fertility transition in Turkey—who is most at risk of deciding against child arrival ? (English)

In Turkey, female employment and education are still relatively low, while fertility levels are high compared with other European countries. However, Turkey stands just at the edge of an important social transition. Increasing female education and employment come along with important decreases in fertility. By mobilizing census and survey data, this paper finds that fertility decreases are mainly caused by fewer transitions to a third birth. Graduate...

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Greulich,Angela;

Dasre,Aurélien;

Inan,Ceren;
Document Date
2015/06/16
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7310
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Turkiye,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2015/06/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Fertility transition in Turkey—who is most at risk of deciding against child arrival ?
Keywords
Demographic and Health Survey

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Greulich,Angela; Dasre,Aurélien; Inan,Ceren.

Fertility transition in Turkey—who is most at risk of deciding against child arrival ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7310 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/590271468000005679

Fertility transition in Turkey—who is most at risk of deciding against child arrival ? (English)

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