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@article{ Javeid2023, title = {The Impact of Terrorism on Fertility: Evidence From Women of Childbearing Age in Pakistan}, author = {Javeid, Umer and Pratt, Stephen and Li, Han and Zhao, Guochang}, journal = {Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft}, pages = {685-700}, volume = {48}, year = {2023}, issn = {1869-8999}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-27}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bib-cpos-2023-27en4}, abstract = {Direct and indirect exposure to terrorist attacks can have a significant impact on major life decisions, including the choice of whether to have a child. This study aims to investigate how terrorist attacks affect fertility. By pooling data from three years of cross-sectional surveys conducted between 2010 and 2015 by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, our findings reveal a positive correlation between terrorist attacks and fertility among women of childbearing age in Pakistan. Specifically, the probability of giving birth two years following a terrorist attack in one’s home district, all else equal, is 64 percent, compared to the probability of a woman not giving birth two years following a terrorist attack, which is 36 percent. Furthermore, our analysis demonstrates that persistent terrorist attacks, that is, domestic and non-suicide incidents, result in higher probabilities of giving birth during a particular year. Conversely, less common and more prominent terrorist attacks - transnational and suicide incidents – result in lower probabilities of giving birth during a particular year. Additionally, we find that women from above-average-income households, those with higher education levels, older mothers, and those residing in rural areas are more likely to adjust their fertility upwards in response to terrorist attacks.}, keywords = {Pakistan; Pakistan; Terrorismus; terrorism; Fruchtbarkeit; fertility; Kinderzahl; number of children; Südasien; South Asia}}