How to Evaluate the Effect of Two-Child Effect on Fertility

Yanmin Wang; Jing Jin

doi:10.54691/7v591310

Authors

Yanmin Wang
Jing Jin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/7v591310

Keywords:

Fertility; Two-Child Policy; Household Surveys.

Abstract

This paper discusses how to evaluate the effect of two-child policy in China on fertility. We consider issues both of data and of thestatistical methods that were applied to those data. Then, we review and discuss the development of the empirical studies. At last, we make concludes.

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