The Effects of Conflict on Fertility in Rwanda

The aim of this paper is to study the short and long-term fertility effects of mass violent conflict on different population sub-groups. The authors pool three nationally representative demographic and health surveys from before and after the genocide in Rwanda, identifying conflict exposure of the survivors in multiple ways. The analysis finds a robust effect of genocide on fertility, with a strong replacement effect for lost children. Having lost siblings reduces fertility only in the short term. Most interesting is the continued importance of the institution of marriage in determining fertility and in reducing fertility for the large group of widows in Rwanda.

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Main Authors: Schindler, Kati, Bruck, Tilman
Language:English
Published: 2011-06-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO LAND, AGE OF MARRIAGE, AGED, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ARMED FORCES, BABIES, BABY, BABY BOOM, BOUNDARIES, BREADWINNERS, CHILD DEATH, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY RATE, CHILDBEARING, CHILDBIRTH, CIVIL STATUS, CIVIL WAR, CONFLICTS, CONTRACEPTIVES, COUNTERPARTS, CRIMES, CULTURAL PRACTICES, DEATHS, DECLINE IN FERTILITY, DEMAND FOR FAMILY PLANNING, DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES, DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT, DEMOGRAPHY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISCRIMINATION, DIVORCED WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELDERLY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXCESS MORTALITY, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY STRUCTURE, FEMALE, FEMALES, FERTILITY, FERTILITY BEHAVIOR, FERTILITY LEVELS, FERTILITY PATTERNS, FERTILITY RATE, FERTILITY RATES, FERTILITY TRENDS, FEWER CHILDREN, FIRST BIRTH, FIRST CHILD, FIRST MARRIAGE, GENDER, GENDER DIFFERENTIALS, GENDER ROLES, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, GENOCIDE, HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH STATUS, HIV/AIDS, HOMES, HOUSEHOLD ASSETS, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HUSBAND, HUSBANDS, IDEAL FAMILY SIZE, IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN, IMPACT OF CONFLICT, IMPACT ON FERTILITY, INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, JAIL, KINSHIP, LACK OF INFORMATION, LARGE FAMILIES, LARGER FAMILIES, LEGISLATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF FERTILITY, LOWER FERTILITY, MARITAL PROPERTY, MARITAL STATUS, MASCULINITY, MASS VIOLENCE, MASSACRES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MENOPAUSE, MIDDLE AGE, MIGRATION, MILITIA, MINORITY, MODERN CONTRACEPTION, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATES, MOTHER, MOTHERHOOD, MOTHERS, NATIONS, NUMBER OF BIRTHS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUMBER OF WOMEN, NUTRITION, OLD AGE, OLD-AGE, OLDER AGE GROUPS, PARENTS, PEACE, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, POLICE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLITICAL POWER, POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES, POPULATION DATA, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POPULATION PLANNING, POPULATION PRESSURES, POPULATION STRUCTURE, POPULATION SUBGROUP, POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PROGRESS, RADIO, RAPE, RAPES, REBEL, REBEL ARMY, RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION POLICIES, REFUGEE, REFUGEE WOMEN, REFUGEES, REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPECT, RISK OF EXPOSURE, RISK OF PREGNANCY, RURAL AREAS, SANITATION, SEX, SEX RATIO, SEX RATIOS, SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL PARTNERS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL TENSIONS, SOLDIERS, SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER, SPOUSES, TEENAGERS, TRAUMA, UNIONS, UNMARRIED WOMEN, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE AT HOME, VIOLENT CONFLICT, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAR, WAR ECONOMIES, WARFARE, WARS, WIDOW, WIDOWS, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110822090814
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3530
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