Session 58: Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, May 9 3:30 PM-5:20 PM Rockdale - 2nd Floor

1.	Child Labor, Child Schooling, and Fertility in Rural Ghana: A Multilevel Analysis  •   Kofi D. Benefo, City University of New York

2.	Explaining an African Fertility Mystery: Below Replacement Fertility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  •   Dennis Hogan, Brown University; Amson Sibanda, Brown University; David Lindstrom, Brown University; Zewdu Woubalem, Brown University

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The Role of Policy Environment in Fertility Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya and Malawi  •   Eliya M. Zulu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Chiweni E. Chimbwete, Africa Center for Health and Population Studies; Susan Watkins, University of Pennsylvania; Gloria Chepngeno, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

4.	Is the Importance of Education for Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa Substantially Underestimated When Community Effects Are Ignored?  •   Oystein Kravdal, University of Oslo

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