SOCIAL SCIENCE
Fertility and Reproductive Behavior

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
Bongaarts, John. "Fertility transitions in developing countries: Progress or stagnation?" Studies in Family Planning 39(2): 105–110. (abstract) Also issued as Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 7. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

2007
Amin, Sajeda, John B. Casterline, and Laura Spess. "Poverty and fertility: Evidence and agenda," Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 4. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Casterline, John B. and Rania Roushdy. "Slow fertility transition in Egypt." Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

Hossain, Mian Bazle, James F. Phillips, and Thomas K. LeGrand. "The impact of childhood mortality on fertility in six rural thanas of Bangladesh," Demography 44(4): 771–784. (abstract)

2006
Bongaarts, John. "The causes of stalling fertility transitions," Studies in Family Planning 37(1): 1–16. Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 204. New York: Population Council, 2005. (abstract) (PDF)

Koenig, Michael A., Rajib Acharya, Sagri Singh, and Tarun K. Roy. "Do current measurement approaches underestimate levels of unwanted childbearing? Evidence from rural India," Population Studies 60(3): 243–256. (abstract)

Langsten, Ray and Rania Salem. "Measuring women's work: A methodological exploration," working paper. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

"Slow fertility transitions in Egypt: Key findings and recommendations," Cairo: Population Council.

2005
Bongaarts, John and Griffith Feeney. "The quantum and tempo of life-cycle events," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 207. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Hossain, Mian Bazle, James F. Phillips, and Thomas K. LeGrand. "The impact of childhood mortality on fertility in six rural thanas of Bangladesh," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 198. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

2004
Hewett, Paul C., Annabel S. Erulkar, and Barbara S. Mensch. "The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya," Social Science Computer Review 22(3): 319–334. (abstract)

2003
Agyeman, Dominic K. and John B. Casterline. "Social organization and reproductive behavior in southern Ghana," in John B. Casterline and Samuel Agyei-Mensah (eds.), Reproductive and Social Context in sub-Saharan Africa. Greenwich, CT: Greenwood Press, pp.7–36.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 167.New York: Population Council, 2002. (abstract) (PDF)

Casterline, John B. “Demographic transition,” in Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll (eds.), Encyclopedia of Population. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference USA.*

Casterline, John B., Fatma El-Zanaty, and Laila El-Zeini. "Unmet need and unintended fertility: Longitudinal evidence from Upper Egypt," International Family Planning Perspectives 29(4): 158–166.*

2002
Agyeman, Dominic K. and John B. Casterline. "Social organization and reproductive behavior in Southern Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 167. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John. “The end of the fertility transition in the developing world,” in Completing the Fertility Transition, UN document ESA/P/WP.172/Rev.1. New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, pp. 288–307.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 161. New York: Population Council, 2002. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John and Elof Johansson. “Future trends in contraceptive prevalence and method mix in the developing world,” Studies in Family Planning 33(1): 24–36. (PDF) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 141.  New York: Population Council, 2000. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John. “The end of the fertility transition in the developed world,” Population and Development Review 28(3): 419–433. (PDF) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 152. New York: Population Council, 2001. (abstract) (PDF)

"Friends strongly influence contraceptive use in Ghana," Population Briefs 8(2): 5. (full text)

Palabrica-Costello, Marilou and John B. Casterline. “Fertility decline in the Philippines: Current status, future prospects,” in Completing the Fertility Transition, UN document ESA/P/WP.172/Rev.1. New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, pp. 529–538.*

2001
Bongaarts, John.  “Fertility and reproductive preferences in post-transitional societies,” in Rodolfo A. Bulatao and John B. Casterline (eds.), Global Fertility Transition, supplement to Population and Development Review vol. 27. New York: Population Council, pp. 260–281. (ordering information) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 114. New York: Population Council, 1998. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John.  “Fertility change, quantum and tempo,” in Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 8. Oxford: Elsevier Science, pp. 5522–5525.*

Bongaarts, John and Sajeda Amin. “Prospects for fertility decline and implications for population growth in South Asia,” in Zeba Ayesha Sathar and James F. Phillips (eds.), Fertility Transition in South Asia. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 401–422.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 94. New York: Population Council,1997. (abstract)

Casterline, John B. "Diffusion processes and fertility transition: Introduction," in John B. Casterline (ed.), Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, pp. 1–38.*

Casterline, John B., Zeba A. Zathar and Minhaj ul Haque. "Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab." Studies in Family Planning 32(2): 95–110. (PDF)

Casterline, John B. “The pace of fertility transition: National patterns in the second half of the twentieth century,” in Rodolfo A. Bulatao and John B. Casterline (eds.), Global Fertility Transition, supplement to Population and Development Review vol. 27. New York: Population Council, pp. 17–52. (ordering information)

McNicoll, Geoffrey. “Fertility: Institutional and political approaches,” in Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 8. London: Elsevier Science, pp. 5538–5543.*

McNicoll, Geoffrey. “Government and fertility in transitional and post-transitional societies,” in Rodolfo A. Bulatao and John B. Casterline (eds.), Global Fertility Transition, supplement to Population and Development Review  vol. 27. (ordering information) New York: Population Council, pp. 129–159. Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 113. New York: Population Council, 1998. (abstract) (PDF)

Montgomery, Mark R., Gegbre-Egziabher Kiros, Dominic K. Agyeman, John B. Casterline, Peter Aglotbitse, and Paul C. Hewett. "Social networks and contraceptive dynamics in southern Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 153. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

2000
Basu, Alaka Malwade and Sajeda Amin. "Some preconditions for fertility decline in Bengal: History, language identity, and an openness to innovations," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 142. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John and Charles F. Westoff. “The potential role of contraception in reducing abortion,” Studies in Family Planning 31(3): 193–202. (PDF) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 134. New York: Population Council, 2000. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John and Griffith Feeney. "On the quantum and tempo of fertility," Population and Development Review 26(3): 560–564. (PDF)

Casterline, John B. and Steven W. Sinding. "Unmet need for family planning in developing countries and implications for population policy," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 135. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

McNicoll, Geoffrey. “Reflections on ‘replacement migration,’” People and Place 8(4): 1–13.*

"Meeting contraceptive demand may power fertility decline," Population Briefs 6(1): 2.

1999
Bongaarts, John. “Fertility decline in the developed world: Where will it end?” American Economic Review 89(2): 256–260.*

Bongaarts, John. “The fertility impact of changes in the timing of childbearing in the developing world,” Population Studies 53: 277–289.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 120. New York: Population Council, 1999. (abstract) (PDF)

Bongaarts, John. “The paradox of transition: Unwanted childbearing in the developing world,” Orgyn 10(3): 14–17.*

1998
Bongaarts, John and Griffith Feeney. "On the quantum and tempo of fertility," Population and Development Review 24(2): 271–291.(PDF). Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 109. New York: Population Council, 1998.  (abstract)

Montgomery, Mark R. and John B. Casterline. "Social networks and the diffusion of fertility control," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 119. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

1997
Arends-Kuenning, Mary. "The equity and efficiency of doorstep delivery of contraceptives in Bangladesh," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 101. New York: Population Council. (abstract)

McNicoll, Geoffrey. “The governance of fertility transition: Reflections on the Asian experience,” in Gavin W. Jones, Robert M. Douglas, John C. Caldwell, and Rennie M. D’Souza (eds.) The Continuing Demographic Transition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 365–382.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 85. New York: Population Council, 1996. (abstract)

Montgomery, Mark R. and Cynthia B. Lloyd, "Excess fertility, unintended births, and children's schooling," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 100. New York: Population Council. (abstract)

1996
Montgomery, Mark R. and John B. Casterline. "Social learning, social influence, and models of fertility," in John B. Casterline, Ronald D. Lee, and Karen A. Foote (eds.), Fertility in the United States: New Patterns, New Theories, supplement to Population and Development Review vol. 22. New York: Population Council, pp. 151–175. (ordering information)

1995
"Unmet need for contraception: Unmet need in a traditional West African setting," Population Council Project Summary. New York: Population Council.

* Not available from the Population Council.

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