Ultra-low fertility in South Korea: The role of the tempo effect

<b>Background</b>: The total fertility rate (TFR) in South Korea has fallen below 1.3 since 2001. The role of the rapid shift toward a late-childbearing pattern in driving Korean fertility decline to this ultra-low level has been little explored until now. <b>Objective</b>...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sam Hyun Yoo, Tomáš Sobotka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2018-02-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol38/22/