Desired fertility and the impact of population policies.
By: Pritchett, Lant H; Summers, Lawrence H.
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This paper reports that the desired levels of fertility account for 90 percent of differences across countries in total fertility rates. Reducing the demand for children by giving girls more education is important to reducing fertility than providing more contraceptives or family planning service.
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