Blar i Chr. Michelsens Institutt på emneord "Fertility"

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    • Fertility, household’s size and poverty in Nepal 

      Libois, François; Somville, Vincent (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:4, Working paper, 2014-06-01)
      Population control policies keep on attracting a lot of attention. The main argument in favour of a reduction in fertility rates, is that having more children contributes directly to a household’s poverty. Using the last ...

    • Son preference, number of children, education and occupational choice in rural Nepal 

      Hatlebakk, Magnus (CMI Working Paper WP 2012:8, Working paper, 2012-10-01)
      A unique family survey was conducted in Nepal to investigate the economic consequences of having a first-born girl. Women get more children, but we find no causal effect of number of children on economic outcomes. But ...

    • The impact of wealth and female autonomy on fertility decisions in Nepal: An econometric analysis 

      Gudbrandsen, Njård Håkon (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2010)
      Over the last fifteen years, the fertility rate in Nepal has declined significantly. In the same period, the country has, despite political unrest and a civil war, experienced economic growth. In contrast with its neighboring ...

    • Ungrateful children: migration intensity and remittances in Nepal 

      Libois, François; Somville, Vincent (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:8, Working paper, 2014-07-01)
      Poverty has declined dramatically in Nepal since the end of the conflict. The sharp increase in revenues primarily comes from remittances. From a household’s perspective, choosing the appropriate number of migrants is ...