Constraint or choice? Disentangling fertility determinants by switching regressions
In 1953, many poor countries had not yet approached the demographic transition. Accordingly, income generally had a positive impact on fertility in poor countries, while it has a negative impact today. Easterlin's supply-demand framework offers an explanation for this nonlinearity by attrib...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol25/23/ |