1st Edition
China's Low Fertility and the Impacts of the Two-Child Policy
1. Introduction 2. Trends in Fertility Transition 3. Estimation of China's Low Fertility Rates in 2000-2010 4. China's Fertility Trends in the Period from 2006 to 2017 5. How Low Is China's Fertility Rate 6. Structural Shifts in Fertility Rate 7. Quantum Effect and Tempo Effect of Fertility 8. Intermediate Fertility Variables 9. Counterfactual Fertility Trends 10. The Two-Child Policy and Fertility 11. Demographic Trends under the Two-child Policy 12. Labor Supply 13. Aging Population 14. The Impact of the Two-Child Policy on Demand for Maternal and Child Health Services 15. The Impact of the Two-Child Policy on Preschool and School-Age Populations and the Demand for Teachers 16. Pro-natalist Policies in Developed Countries and Their Effects 17. Summary and Conclusion
Biography
Professor Wei Chen is a Professor of Demography at the Center for Population and Development Studies, the Renmin University of China. His areas of research interests include fertility and fertility policy. He publishes widely in the field of population and development, particularly on fertility and aging.
