Fertility and Social Interaction: An Economic Perspective
Author:   Hans-Peter Kohler (, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   230
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
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Fertility and Social Interaction: An Economic Perspective


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Author:   Hans-Peter Kohler (, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780199244591


ISBN 10:   0199244596
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   27 September 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1: Fertility Behaviour and Demographic Change: Economic and Other Perspectives 2: Learning in Social Networks and Contraceptive Change 3: The Density of Social Networks and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from S. Nyanza District, Kenya 4: From Individual Behaviour to Aggregate Fertility Dynamics 5: Fertility Decline as a Coordination Problem 6: Social Interactions and Fluctuations in Birth Rates 7: Summary and Conclusions

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Hans-Peter Kohler received his M.A. in Demography (1994) and Ph.D. in Economics (1997) from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently head of the research group on Social Dynamics and Fertility at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock and part-time professor at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. His primary research interest is processes of social interactions and their relevance for fertility and AIDS-related behaviors in developing and developed countries. Hans-Peter Kohler is also engaged in research on lowest-low fertility levels, the biodemography of fertility, and demographic methods. Recent publications have appeared in Demography, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Population Studies, Demographic Research, Behavior Genetics, and Population and Development Review.

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