Professor, Arndt-Corden Division of Economics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, ACT, Australia, Email-id: r.jha@anu.edu.au
Online published on 6 January, 2016.
It is well-known that education, income and employment status have been important determinants of fertility of women in India. This paper models the effects of these factors along with the religion of the household in shaping the fertility decisions of households. It is found that, after controlling for these factors, Muslim women have more children than their non-Muslim counterparts. However, the rate of growth of the Muslim population has been slowing down.
Fertility, income and employment status, religion, India
