The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and
fertility. Citing this pattern, policymakers have advocated educating girls and young women …

This paper examines the role of women's education on both fertility and child health in
Uganda. To identify causal effects, I exploit the timing of a national reform that eliminated …

This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations
between women's education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and …

This paper explores the causal relationship between female education and teenage fertility
by exploiting a change in the compulsory schooling law (CSL) in Turkey. Using variation in …

Numerous studies indicate that female education is a major determinant of fertility and that
the estimated effects are large relative to other variables, including family planning program …

This article examines the relationship between female schooling and two behaviors—
cumulative fertility and contraceptive use—in fourteen Sub-Saharan African countries where …

This paper on the social gains from female education is part of a series, prepared by the
World Bank, on the benefits of improving opportunities for women. The paper suggests that …

This paper examines the impact of female education on adolescent fertility, the health status
of their children, and the mechanism through which education affects these outcomes. To …

This paper investigates the structure of the relationship between female education and
fertility. It is based on data published in First Country Reports of the World Fertility Surveys …

We use the Demographic and Health Survey of 2006 to examine the relationship between
female education, contraceptive use, and fertility rates in Uganda. Our findings reveal that …