Literature Review : Family Formation and Fertility as Risk-Coping Mechanisms

This report reviews the role of family as an institution that helps individuals manage risk, specifically, how family formation and fertility impact risk management, by (1) presenting the literature on family formation and risk management, (2) reviewing the role of fertility, and (3) reviewing polic...

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Main Author: Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16338