Forced Displacement, Migration, and Fertility in Burundi

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ID4120108
AuthorsPhilip Verwimp (0000-0001-9892-4655, corresponding author), Davide Osti (0000-0002-8485-1659), Gudrun Østby (0000-0002-5521-5610)
Year2020
Volume46
Issue2
Pages287-319
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation and Development Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/padr.12316
OpenAlexW3016717053
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited42

The civil war in Burundi (1993-2005) led to the forced displacement of a large part of the population. This study aims to explore how that displacement affected fertility behavior. Using a nationally representative, retrospective survey on birth and residential histories of 4,523 Burundian women, we examine the impact of conflict-induced displacement on fertility. These unique data enable us to distinguish between remaining-in-place, voluntary migration, and forced displacement, as well as to distinguish between periods spent "on the move" versus periods spent in residence in the new site. Adopting a semiparametric regression model, we analyze both the probability of the first pregnancy and the subsequent spacing of higher order pregnancies. We find that the risk of a first pregnancy was higher in the year in which a woman was forcibly displaced and lower in the year a woman migrated voluntarily. Residency in a new site increased the risk of pregnancy for both

Archaeology · Demographic economics · Displacement (psychology) · Economics · Fertility · Forced migration · Geography · Internally displaced person · Population · Refugee · Residence · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology

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