Child Survival and Contraception Choice: Theory and Evidence

Joydeep Bhattacharya, Shakha Chakraborty and Minkyong Kim

ISU General Staff Papers from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper asks whether increases in child survival rates urge couples to switch from traditional to modern methods of contraception. Our parsimonious model predicts the answer is, yes. We test these connections using household-level DHS data from recent fertility transitions using arguably exogenous variation in child survival at the regional level. We find a 1% increase in ambient child survival raises the chance of switching to modern birth control (and sticking to it) by 0.4%. Our finding supports the notion that family planning programs rise in impact as child survival rates improve.

Date: 2024-09-06
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