Malthus revisited: Fertility decision making based on quasi-linear preferences
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Malthus revisited : Fertility decision making based on quasi-linear preferences. / Weisdorf, Jacob Louis.
In: Economics Letters, Vol. 99, No. 1, 2008, p. 127-130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Malthus revisited
T2 - Fertility decision making based on quasi-linear preferences
AU - Weisdorf, Jacob Louis
N1 - JEL classification: J13, N30, O10
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - demographic transition
U2 - 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.06.010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 99
SP - 127
EP - 130
JO - Economics Letters
JF - Economics Letters
SN - 0165-1765
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 5104941