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International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country FertilityMichel A. R. BeineUniversity of Luxemburg; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) Frédéric DocquierCatholic University of Louvain (UCL); CREAM, Centre for Research on Environmental Appraisal & Management, UK; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Maurice SchiffWorld Bank; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); University of Chile May 1, 2009 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4925 Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries'fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. It provides provide a rigorous test of the diffusion on of fertility norms using original and detailed data on migration. The results provide evidence of a significant transfer of fertility norms from migrants to their country of origin: a one percent decrease in the fertility norm to which migrants are exposed reduces home country fertility by about 0.3 percent for origin countries.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 44 Keywords: Population Policies, Gender and Social Development, Reproductive Health, Human Migrations & Resettlements, Anthropology working papers seriesDate posted: May 12, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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