Session 67: The demography of Africa

Wednesday, July 20 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Auditorium François 1er Level -1

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Poverty and fertility in Ivory Coast: why is the Malthusianism of poverty not verified?  •  Edouard Talnan, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA); Raïmi Fassassi, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA); Patrice Vimard, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

2.	Child spacing in Sub-Saharan Africa: seven countries and a case for exceptionality  •  Tom A. Moultrie, University of Cape Town

3.	Have infant and child mortality increased in West Africa? Evaluation of evidence from demographic and health surveys  •  Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University; El Daw Suliman, Johns Hopkins University

4.	Vulnerability and resilience: determinants of under-five mortality changes in Zambia  •  Eneas Gakusi, African Development Bank Group

5.	Persistence of traditional high fertility in tropical Africa: the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo  •  Anatole Romaniuc, University of Alberta

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