Female Land Ownership and Fertility in Nepal
利用倾向得分匹配法，发现尼泊尔拥有土地的女性平均比无土地女性少生0.26至0.47个孩子，且这种负相关在各年龄段均存在，可能通过提升女性财富和决策权来降低生育率。
This paper examines the association between female land ownership and fertility in Nepal using propensity score methods. A female land owner is found to have an average of 0.26–0.47 fewer children than her non-owner counterpart. Such negative female land-fertility trends are observed for women in different age groups. Evidence indicates that female land ownership promotes women’s wealth and decision-making authority, which could be the pathways through which their fertility is influenced. These findings imply that female land ownership could have substantial welfare benefits for women and population implications for countries.