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Fertility and income, consumption aspirations, and child quality standards

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  • Arland Thornton, 1979. "Fertility and income, consumption aspirations, and child quality standards," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 16(2), pages 157-175, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:16:y:1979:i:2:p:157-175
    DOI: 10.2307/2061136
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    1. Keeley, Michael C, 1975. "A Comment on "An Interpretation of the Economic Theory of Fertility."," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 13(2), pages 461-468, June.
    2. Willis, Robert J, 1973. "A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(2), pages 14-64, Part II, .
    3. Richard Easterlin, 1966. "On the relation of economic factors to recent and projected fertility changes," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 3(1), pages 131-153, March.
    4. Gary S. Becker, 1960. "An Economic Analysis of Fertility," NBER Chapters, in: Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, pages 209-240, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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