HIV and fertility in Africa: First evidence from population-based surveys

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 835-853

  Juhn, Chinhui ^a,b   Kalemli Ozcan, Sebnem ^c   Turan, Belgi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic development; Fertility; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876451681     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-012-0456-2     Document Type: Article

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