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Mathias Lerch

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research lerch(at)demogr.mpg.de
Fertility and reproduction

The rural-urban fertility gradient in the global South

March 10, 2021March 4, 2019 Mathias Lerch
Africa, Children, Demography, Fertility

Fertility changes in urban versus rural areas of the global South matter for world population dynamics. However, no patterned regularity over time has yet been observed. Mathias Lerch re-assesses long-term … Read more

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