Does female schooling reduce fertility? Evidence from Nigeria

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-75

  Osili, Una Okonkwo ^a   Long, Bridget Terry ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

D10; Female education; Fertility; Instrumental variables; J13; Nigeria; O10; Universal education

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FEMALE EDUCATION; FERTILITY; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIMARY EDUCATION; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 43449116645     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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