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An economic approach to fertility in Britain since 1860
Journal of Population Economics
|September 1, 1989
Abstract:
This paper utilizes a dynamic economic approach to examine movements in fertility in Britain since 1860. The analysis and results indicate that fertility has responded positively to change in incomes. However, this positive effect has been more than offset by the increase in the opportunity cost of female time which has followed closely the educational attainment of women.
Keywords:
Age FactorsBirth RateChild--costDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEconomic ModelEducational Status--womenEuropeFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily SizeFertility MeasurementsFertility Rate--changesFertility--changesIncomeModels, TheoreticalMortalityNorthern EuropePopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySex DistributionSex FactorsSex RatioSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusUnited KingdomYouth