On the pace of fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.40
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Keywords
fertility; fertility decline; sub-Saharan Africa; Asia; Latin America; Caribbean; North Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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