Fertility choice under child mortality and social norms |
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| Authors: | Joydeep BhattacharyaShankha Chakraborty |
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| Affiliation: | a 277 Heady Hall, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1070, USAb 435 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, Department of Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1285, USA |
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| Abstract: | In most demographic transitions, declines in child mortality precede declines in net fertility rates. Variants of the Barro-Becker model of fertility fail to deliver this link. A simple extension, the inclusion of social norms regarding fertility, generates the desired effect. |
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| Keywords: | O40 I12 J11 |
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