An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Education on Birth Rate Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data

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10.2991/assehr.k.191206.017How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Birthrate, Education, Fertility plan

Abstract

China’s birthrate is moving towards a dangerously low level. Based on the provincial panel data from the 2013–2017 China Statistical Yearbook and the population survey, through an empirical model, this paper analyzed the impact of education on the birthrate of a province and found that the illiteracy rate has a positive effect on the birthrate of a province; while the quality of basic education has a negative effect on it; there is no significant evidence that the proportion of higher-educated women in a province will affect its fertility. Finally, we put forward three suggestions for improving fertility level, optimizing population structure and enriching high-quality labor.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tianjiao Qi
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/12/12
TI  - An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Education on Birth Rate Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Education Reform and Social Sciences (ERSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 77
EP  - 81
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.191206.017
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.191206.017
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