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| Sinha, Nistha. |
| The paper outlines a methodology that allows us to determine whether couples fertility is supply constrained based on the response they give to the subjective desired family size question. The central idea of the paper is that, when faced with the desired family size question, both constrained and unconstrained couples compare their demand for children with knowledge of their biological supply and unconstrained couples respond with a number while constrained couples respond with a qualitative response such as, It is Up to God (UTG), that essentially conveys the notion of demanding as many children as the supply function can yield. I then test this interpretation using data from Bangladesh. I find that controlling for demand side characteristics,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Fertility; Desired fertility; Survey nonresponse; Consumer/Household Economics; J13; C25. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28461 |
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| Sinha, Nistha. |
| Despite the attractiveness of experiments from the perspective of program evaluation, there have been very few program experiments in the area of family planning. This paper evaluates an ongoing family planning program experiment in rural Bangladesh. The paper estimates the effect of mothers' program exposure on fertility and children's time allocation. The results show that while the program was effective in reducing fertility, it had no significant impact on children's school enrollment. However, the program appears to have significantly raised boys' participation in the labor force. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Fertility; Child labor; School enrollment; Program evaluation; Labor and Human Capital; J13; J22; I21. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28457 |
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