Malthus revisited: Fertility decision making based on quasi-linear preferences

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 1
Pages: 127-130

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Abstract

Malthus' (1798) population hypothesis is inconsistent with the demographic transitions and the massive income expansion observed among industrialised countries. The current study shows that eliminating the income-effect on the demand for children from Malthus' theory makes consistent with industrial development.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:1:p:127-130
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29