Microeconomic Foundations of Reproductive Behaviour

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ID10713710
AuthorsMarek Louzek (0000-0002-6268-8408, Prague University of Economics and Business, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume58
Issue3
Pages374-391
Publication date2010-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitická ekonomie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3233 • E-ISSN: 2336-8225
PublisherPrague University of Economics and Business (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.18267/j.polek.736
OpenAlexW2460902799
LanguageEN
References cited15

The paper is concerned with the microeconomic foundations of fertility, analyzing three approaches: the Chicago approach, the Pennsylvanian approach and Julian Simon's approach. The paper highlights the Chicago tradition that perceives children as either consumer goods or capital goods. The approach of Julian Simon to fertility in developing countries is discussed. The article assumes that people decide about their children rationally

Capital (architecture) · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Pennsylvanian · Positive economics · Public economics · Sociology · Economic Growth and Productivity · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality

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