| Title |
Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence From Indonesia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-015-0420-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Grimm, Robert Sparrow, Luca Tasciotti |
| Abstract |
We analyze various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility in Indonesia, using a district difference-in-difference approach. The electrification rate increased by 65 % over the study period, and our results suggest that the subsequent effects on fertility account for about 18 % to 24 % of the overall decline in fertility. A key channel is increased exposure to television. Using in addition several waves of Demographic and Health Surveys, we find suggestive evidence that increased exposure to TV affects, in particular, fertility preferences and increases the effective use of contraception. Reduced child mortality seems to be another important pathway. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 15% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 200 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 34 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 18% |
| Unknown | 56 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 45 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 43 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 3% |
| Psychology | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 25 | 12% |
| Unknown | 64 | 32% |
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