Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between migration and fertility on the basis of data from a survey in the nine largest cities of Morocco in 1966. The findings suggest that this relationship depends on both the origin and historical context of migration streams. Women who migrated from villages before 1956, date of the independence of Morocco, had the highest fertility of any group. Post-1956 migrants, from urban or rural origin, had the lowest fertility of any group. Controlling for the effects of age at marriage and various socioeconomic factors reduced the fertility differentials but did not change their pattern. It is hypothesized that social mobility may explain the lower fertility of recent migrants.
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