Demographic Research · 2003 · 58 citations · 14 references
Social SciencesBiostatisticsDemographyFertilityReproductive DemographyStatistical ModelingAge-specific FertilityBirth TimingFertility EstimationFertility MeasurementReproductive Life CourseTotal Fertility RateAge Structure Of FertilityAge-specific Fertility PatternsAge-specific Fertility RatesFertility Schedule EstimationFertility SchedulesFertility SchedulingFertility StatisticsLife Course Fertility Timing
I propose and examine a new family of models for age-specific fertility schedules, in which three index ages determine the schedule's shape. The new system is based on constrained quadratic splines. It has easily interpretable parameters, is flexible e
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On the Quantum and Tempo of Fertility
John Bongaarts, Griffith Feeney · Population and Development Review · 1998 · 661 citations
Social Sciences, Demography, Physics +10