Are Young Cohorts of Women Delaying First Birth in Mexico?

Alfonso Miranda

No KERP 2005/06, Keele Economics Research Papers from Centre for Economic Research, Keele University

Abstract: In the last decades female permanent sterilisation became the most used contraception method in Mexico. During this time the demand for pills, condoms and other short-term contraceptives fell consistently. The shift in the demand for contraceptives raises concerns among demographers that the timing of children may remain unchanged regardless observed reductions in period fertility rates. This paper assesses such ideas in the context of the timing of a first child using duration models as main analysis tool. Findings suggest that young cohorts of women are effectively delaying first birth relative to the experience of older generations.

Keywords: First birth; timing of children; duration models; Mexico. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 J13 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2005-04
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Published in Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 19, Number 1. February 2006, pages: 55-70

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