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The Impact of Migration on Age Structure Conducive to Human Development Across the Urban Hierarchy

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A larger working‐age population supports economic and social development, and many developing countries are currently benefiting from this demographic window. However, internal migration—often age‐selective—can create subnational inequalities by redistributing working‐age individuals from less developed areas to cities in search of employment ...
Wenxiu Du   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Biased Reaction to Changes in Family‐Related Public Expenditure: How Generosity and Universalism Relate to Fertility

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship between fertility and social policies across countries within the European Union. Using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU‐SILC) data from 2005 to 2020, the research investigates how increases and reductions in family allowances are connected to the likelihood of subsequent births
Andrea Barigazzi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's Transitions in the Labor Market and Childbearing: The Challenges of Formal Sector Employment in Indonesia

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract It is well established that women's labor force participation drops markedly with marriage and childbearing, however, little is known about women's labor market transitions, especially in developing countries. This article uses the Indonesian Family Life Survey to track the employment histories of over 5000 women for more than 20 years ...
Lisa Cameron   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Roots or Digital Routes? Broadband Expansion and the Rural‐Urban Migration in China

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how broadband internet affects rural–urban migration in China using the Universal Broadband and Telecommunication Services pilot program launched in 2015 as a quasi‐experimental setting. Analyzing China Household Finance Survey data (2013–2021) with difference‐in‐differences estimation, we find that improved internet ...
Shuang Ma, Ren Mu
wiley   +1 more source

Infertility and Unrealized Ideal Family Size

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Research indicates that people often end their childbearing years with fewer children than they had expected in young adulthood. However, our understanding of the role of infertility in explaining this discrepancy remains limited. Using data from 10 low‐fertility countries included in the second round of the Generations and Gender Survey, this
Ester Lazzari, Eva Beaujouan
wiley   +1 more source

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