Friday, May 1 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Sapphire Ballroom H

Session 127:
Access to Financial Resources, Gender, and Fertility Behavior

Discussant: Susan Godlonton, University of Michigan
Chair: Kate Ambler, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  1. Access to Microfinance, Female Empowerment and Fertility in Urban IndiaJose A. Martinez, Duke University ; Erica Field, Duke University ; Rohini Pande, Harvard University

  2. Education, Marriage and Fertility: Long-Term Evidence from a Female Stipend Program in BangladeshYoujin Hahn, Monash University ; Asadul Islam, Monash University ; Kanti Nuzhat, Monash University ; Russell Smyth, Monash University ; Hee-Seung Yang, Monash University

  3. Family Economic Status and Unauthorized Fertility Behaviors in China: The Moderating Role of Contextual FactorsYongai Jin, Renmin University of China ; Yue Qian, Ohio State University ; Wei Chen, Renmin University of China

  4. Women’s Relative Socioeconomic Status and Communication in Sexual RelationshipsFelix Muchomba, Columbia University ; Christine Chan, Columbia University ; Nabila El-Bassel, Columbia University

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