Using data from the 1998/99 Demographic Health Survey in Guatemala, this paper examines the relationships between environmental factors and fertility decision-making and behaviors, especially in natural resource dependent economies like that of the Petén, Guatemala. The Petén, is the largest lowland humid forest in Mesoamerica.
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Sutherland, E. G., D. L. Carr, et al. 2004. Fertility and the Environment in a Natural Resource Dependent Economy: Evidence from Petén, Guatemala. Población y Salud en Mesoamérica 2(1): 2.
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Conference and Working Papers
Conference Paper
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2003
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