Fertility Transition in Urban and Rural Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa

D. Shapiro and B.O. Tambashe

Working Papers from Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper explores in some detail urban areas as the place of origin of fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of the paper are two-fold. First,we provide an overview of the role of urban areas in reproductive change by examining recent data on levels and trends of fertility and patterns of fertility by age in a number of countries, separately for urban and rural areas. Second, we attempt to quantify the importance of the various factors mentioned above in contributing to the differentials in fertility.

Keywords: FERTILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 1999
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