The effect of income on fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4904652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian L Simon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-341 |
| Publication date | 1969-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.1969.10405289 |
| PMID | 22073952 |
| OpenAlex | W2073987011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 5 |
Cross-sectional data and long-period time series data have generally shown an inverse relationship between income and fertility. But short-period time series data over the business cycle have shown a direct relationship. The first part of this paper resolves this apparent paradox by showing that it arises from a statistical illusion-specification bias due to omitted lagged variables. The second part of the paper then considers the likely unconditional effect of income on fertility in several sorts of situations: (a) secular income increase in less developed countries; (b) cyclical income change in industrialized countries; (c) secular income increase in industrialized countries; and (d) incentive payments for higher and lower fertility
Business cycle · Demographic economics · Developed country · Econometrics · Economics · Fertility · Incentive · Income distribution · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Population · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 61 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 2026 (56) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |