Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on Migrant Fertility in Senegal (English)

Document Type

Working Papers

Publication Topic(s)

Geographic Information

Country(s)

Senegal

Language

English

Author(s)

Barbara J. McKinney and Macro International Inc. Columbia, Maryland, USA

Publication Date

December 1993

Publication ID

WP6

Abstract:

This study focuses on the impact of rural-urban migration on the fertility of migrants in Senegal. In Section I, the determinants of rural and urban fertility levels are investigated. This investigation tests the hypothesis that the urban and rural populations are composed of quite different groups with respect to their fertility, which may be due to their migration experience. In Section II, differenctials in fertility levels between migrants and nonmigrants are examined to test three theories in the demographic literature explaining the mechanisms by which migration can affect fertility.