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1. Fertility and population policy

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Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Mehmet S. Tosun, and Jingjing Yang

Subjects
fertility rate, population, government policies, Economics as a science, HB71-74
Abstract

There have been significant changes in both the fertility rates and fertility perception since 1970s. In this paper, we examine the relationship between government policies towards fertility and the fertility trends. Total fertility rate, defined as the number of children per woman, is used as the main fertility trend variable. We use panel data from the United Nations World Population Policies database, and the World Bank World Development Indicators for the period 1976 through 2013. We find a significant negative association between a country’s fertility rate and its anti-fertility policy. On the other hand, there is no significant and robust relationship between the fertility rate and a country’s pro-fertility or family-planning policies. In addition we find evidence of spatial autocorrelation in the total fertility rate, and spatial spillovers from a government’s policy on fertility.

Published
2018
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3. Local Decentralization and Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Regions

Author

George Hammond and Mehmet S. Tosun

Subjects
Decentralization, metropolitan, non-metropolitan, economic growth, jel:E62, jel:H7, jel:R11
Abstract

This paper extends the recent empirical literature on the relationship between local decentralization and growth using data from both metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions in the U.S. The analysis utilizes both metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions, and thus avoids the possible selection bias present in previous research. The results for non-metropolitan regions indicate a relatively weak or negative relationship between the local decentralization measures and local economic growth compared to a positive relationship suggested by a recent study on metropolitan regions. Results for the non-metro regions also suggest that there are different impacts across population and income than we observe for metropolitan regions.

Published
2006

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