Analysis of Economic Determinants of Fertility in Iran: A Multilevel Approach

• Main Authors: Maryam Moeeni (Author), Abolghasem Pourreza (Author), Fatemeh Torabi (Author), Hassan Heydari (Author), Mahmood Mahmoudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background During the last three decades, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Iran has fallen considerably; from 6.5 per woman in 1983 to 1.89 in 2010. This paper analyzes the extent to which economic determinants at the micro and macro levels are associated with the number of children in Iranian hous...