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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tang, Chor Foon
• Tey, Nai-Peng

Titel

Low fertility in Malaysia: Can it be explained?

Ist Teil von

• Journal of population research (Canberra, A.C.T.), 2017-06, Vol.34 (2), p.101-118

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht: Springer

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study assesses the determinants of the fertility rate in Malaysia using the combined tests for cointegration and generalised variance decomposition analysis of time series data for the period 1980-2012. We find that the fertility rate is cointegrated with its determinants, i.e. female employment, female education, medical quality and per capita income. Consistent with findings from cross-sectional surveys and fertility theories, fertility in Malaysia has an inverse relationship with female employment, female education and medical quality. Additionally, we also find an inverted U-shape relationship between fertility and per capita income. Our study reaffirms that socio-economic determinants play a significant role in explaining the transition of fertility in Malaysia over the short-run and long-run.