A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
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An increase in (particularly women's) earnings tends to reduce fertility.
“Willis (1973) and Moffitt (1984) were among the first to show that an increase in (particularly women's) earnings tends to reduce fertility”
From Fertility in High-Income Countries: Trends, Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences (2024) · cites this paper as Willis 1973
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“This is consistent with the neoclassical theory of fertility formulated by Becker (1960, 1991) and Willis (1973) and its extensions,5 which emphasise the effects of parental income and the cost of rearing children.”
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- Authors
- Willis, R. J.
- Corresponding author
- Willis, Robert J.
- ORCID
- Willis, Robert J.
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1973-03
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 2, Part 2
- Pages
- S14-S64
- ISSN
- 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-534X
- OpenAlex
- W2094243809
- Cited by
- 1,241
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 55.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Political Economy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Keywords
- fertility behavior, household decision-making
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