Saturday, March 31 / 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM   •   Soho/Herald

Session 150:
Fertility Declines: Patterns and Causes

Chair: Vasantha K. Kandiah, United Nations
Discussant: David Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University

  1. Trends in Reproductive Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Micro-Macro Distinction • Sarah Giroux, Cornell University ; Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Cornell University

  2. Towards below Replacement Fertility in Southern Africa • Michel Garenne, Institut Pasteur ; Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand ; Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand

  3. Understanding Fertility Decline in Egypt • Fatma El- Zanaty, El- Zanaty & Associates

  4. The Transition to Lower Fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Evidence from Recent Surveys • Marwan Khawaja, American University of Beirut ; Shireen Assaf, American University of Beirut

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