Differential Fecundity and Gender-Biased Parental Investments in Health

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Dynamics
Year: 2002
Volume: 5
Issue: 4
Pages: 999-1024

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Women are fecund for a shorter period of their lives than men. In monogamous societies with divorce and remarriage, fecund women are relatively scarce. This paper studies how parents, who maximize discounted dynastic consumption, invest in the survival of their sons and daughters. The theory also generates endogenous sex ratios, income class sizes, and population growth. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:red:issued:v:5:y:2002:i:4:p:999-1024
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29