Investigating potential factors contributing to declining fertility rates in the Philippine regions from 2003 to 2022: A panel data analysis

• Main Authors: Lim, Madeleine Marie P., Aquino, Allein Faith P., Apatan, Eisen John D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Fertility, Human > Philippines; Family planning > Philippines; Panel analysis; Demography, Population, and Ecology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_math/43; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_math/article/1044/viewcontent/2024_Apatan_EtAl_Investigating_potential_factors_contributing_to_declining_fertili.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The fertility rate in the Philippines has been on a steady decline since the 1960s, aiding in the mitigation of the country’s overpopulation crisis. However, prolonged reduction creates a different set of challenges, including an aging population, a shrinking labor force, and economic instability. T...