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[Roots of modern population economics in German literature around 1900]
Jahrbucher Fur Nationalokonomie Und Statistik
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
"The economic theory of the family developed by Becker makes use of the microeconomic decision model of the rational agent and the distinction between quantity and quality of children. This theory provides a substantial contribution to the explanation of fertility decline in developed countries. The paper shows that all relevant elements of this theory and important statistical findings were already suggested and published between 1901 and 1910 by Brentano and Mombert in Germany." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
Keywords:
Age FactorsBehaviorChildDecision MakingDemographic FactorsDemographyDeveloped CountriesEastern EuropeEconomic FactorsEuropeFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily SizeFertilityGerman Democratic RepublicGermany, Federal Republic OfHistorical SurveyMicroeconomic FactorsPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation TheorySocial SciencesWestern EuropeYouth
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