More than an Urban Legend: The long-term socioeconomic effects of unplanned fertility shocks
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Keywords
fertility; infrastructure; blackouts; unplanned parenthood. JEL Classification: J13; J16; O18; H41;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2016-05-21 (Development)
- NEP-GRO-2016-05-21 (Economic Growth)
- NEP-LAB-2016-05-21 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-URE-2016-05-21 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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