TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Dao, Thang
AU  - Kalkuhl, Matthias
AU  - Vasilakis, Chrysovalantis
        TI  - The Slow Demographic Transition in Regions Vulnerable to Climate Change
        PY  - 2022/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15646
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15646
        AB  - We consider how the demographic transition has been shaped in regions that are the least developed and the most vulnerable to climate change. Environmental conditions affect intra-household labor allocation because of the impacts on local resources under the poor infrastructural system. Climate change causes damage to local resources, offsetting the role of technological progress in saving time that women spend on their housework. 
Hence, the gender inequality in education/income is upheld, delaying declines in fertility and creating population momentum. The bigger population, in turn, degrades local resources through expanded production. The interplay between local resources, gender inequality, and population, under the persistent effect of climate change, may thus generate a slow demographic transition and stagnation. We provide empirical confirmation for our theoretical predictions from 44 Sub-Saharan African countries.
        KW  - climate change
KW  - local resources
KW  - fertility
KW  - gender inequality in education
KW  - slow demographic transition
        ER  -