Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272516 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15889
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We review the foundations of the economic development-contraception nexus, focusing on the pathways through which economic factors drive contraceptive adoption and change. We investigate the channels through which the relationship between economic development and contraceptive dynamics are mediated. Using global data, we document the correlations between economic development and contraception transitions over time and across geographies. We briefly examine the evidence of the role of fertility, both desired and realized, as a central pathway through which the relationship has been historically theorized and empirically verified. We also discuss a range of mechanisms through which economic development drives contraceptive use independently from fertility decline. Finally, we assess the state and quality of evidence of these relationships and propose directions for future inquiry.
Subjects: 
fertility
contraception
demographic transition
development
JEL: 
J13
J16
J11
J18
I12
I15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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