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    Using Population Models to Compare Strategies for Slowing Population Growth in Countries with High Fertility

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    Author
    Flynn, Shannon
    Advisor
    Grant Hokit; Murphy Fox; John Addis
    Date of Issue
    2011-04-01
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    https://scholars.carroll.edu/handle/20.500.12647/2802
    Title
    Using Population Models to Compare Strategies for Slowing Population Growth in Countries with High Fertility
    Type
    thesis
    Abstract
    Countries in the developing world continue to feel the effects of rapid population growth despite slowing growth in some regions. Due to limited funding and costs of fieldwork however, programs working to slow population growth have been hesitant to spend money to compare different methods. My study used computer modeling to create control models for Haiti and Niger, two countries with the highest fertility in their respective regions. Control models were compared to experimental models that took into account improvements in either education or family planning programs. The models revealed that in Haiti, helping women with no education achieve primary education would be the most effective method of reducing growth, given that helping women achieve secondary education led to population decline. In Niger, achievement of secondary education for all women would be most effective. These results may suggest that more emphasis should be placed on education as a strategy for slowing population growth in developing countries.
    Degree Awarded
    Bachelor's
    Semester
    Spring
    Department
    Life & Environmental Sciences
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