Table 3.
Total fertility: the effects of unemployment and growth in Latin America
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
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| Δ ln TF | Δ ln TF | Δ ln TF | Δ ln TF | |
| Δ ln unemployment (t-1) | −0.011 (−2.07) | −0.010 (−2.04) | −0.010 (−1.88) | |
| Δ ln unemployment (t-2) | −0.006 (−1.19) | −0.005 (−1.01) | ||
| GDP per head growth (t-1) | 0.000 (0.23) | 0.000 (0.36) | −0.000 (−0.20) | 0.0004 (1.34) |
| GDP per head growth (t-2) | −0.000 (−0.70) | −0.000 (−0.96) | −0.000 (−0.29) | |
| Debt crisis 1983–84 | −0.010 (−1.97) | |||
| Joint significance of unemployment lags (p-value) | 2.78 (0.063) | 2.20 (0.112) | ||
| Observations | 373 | 394 | 373 | 373 |
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| Number of countries | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |