A Survey of the Literature on the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior

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Becker G. S. , “An Economic Analysis of Fertility,” in NBER, Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, (Princeton, 1960).

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Becker G. S. Lewis Gregg H. , “On the Interaction Between the Quantity and Quality of Children,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. 279–88.

Ben-Porath Y. , “Economic Analysis of Fertility in Israel: Point and Counterpoint,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. 202–33.

→ Blake J. , “Are Babies Consumer Durables? A Critique of the Economic Theory of Reproductive Behavior,” Population Studies, 22, March 1968, pp. 5–25.

Cochrane S. H. , “Children as By-Products, Investment Goods and Consumer Goods: A Review of some Microeconomic Models of Fertility,” Population Studies, 29, 3, November 1975, pp. 373–390.

De Tray D. N. , “Child Quality and the Demand for Children,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. S70–95.

Duesenberry J. , “Comment on ‘An Economic Analysis of Fertility’ by Gary S. Becker,” NBER, Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, (Princeton, 1960).

Easterlin R. , Population, Labor Force and Long Swings in Economic Growth: The American Experience, Princeton University Press, (Princeton, 1968).

Easterlin R. , “Population,” in Neil Chamberlain, Survey of Contemporary Economics, Irwin (Homewood, Illinois, 1969), pp. 241–270.

Easterlin R. , “Toward a Socioeconomic Theory of Fertility: A Survey of Recent Research on Economic Factors in American Fertility,” in Behram J. E. Corsa Leslie Freedman Ronald , editors, Fertility and Family Planning: A World View, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, 1969), pp. 127–156.

Easterlin R. , “The Economics and Sociology of Fertility: A Synthesis,” revised version, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), July 1973.

Gregory P. Campbell J. Cheng B. S. , “A Simultaneous Equation Model of Birth Rates in the U.S., “Review of Economics and Statistics, November 1972, pp. 374–380.

Keeley M. C. , “Comment on ‘An Interpretation of the Economic Theory of Fertility’, by Harvey Leibenstein.” Journal of Economic Literature, 13, 2, June 1975, pp. 461–467.

Leibenstein H. , Economic Backwardness and Economic Growth: Studies in the Theory of Economic Development, John Wiley, (New York, 1957).

Leibenstein H. , “The Economic Theory of Fertility Decline,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84, 1, (February 1975), pp. 1–31.

Leibenstein H. , “An Interpretation of the Economic Theory of Fertility: Promising Path of Blind Alley?” Journal of Economic Literature, 12, 2, June 1974, pp. 457–479.

Leibenstein H. , “On the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior: A Reply to Keeley,” Journal of Economic Literature, 13, 2, June 1975, pp. 469–472.

Michael R. , “Education and Derived Demand for Children,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 19,73, pp. S279–288.

Mincer J. , “Market Prices, Opportunity Costs and Income Effects,” in Christ C. , editors, Measurement in Economics: Studies in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, in Memory of Yehuda Gruenfeld, Standford University Press (Stanford, 1963).

Nerlove M. , “Household and Economy: Toward a New Theory of Population and Economic Growth,” Journal of Political Economy, 82, 2, Part II, March/April 1974, pp. S200–S218.

Okun B. , “Comment on ‘An Economic Analysis of Fertility by Gary S. Becker,” in Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, NBER, Princeton University Press (Princeton, 1960).

Pollack R. Wachter M. , “The Relevance of the Household Production Function and its Implications for the Allocation of Time,” Journal of Political Economy, 83, 2, April 1975, pp. 255–277.

Robinson W. G. Horlacher D. , “Population Growth and Economic Welfare,” (Population Council Reports) No. 6, New York, February 1971.

Ryder N. B. , “Comment on Willis Paper,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. S65–S69.

→ Schultz P. T. , “Explanation of Birth Rate Changes Over Space and Time: A Study of Taiwan,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. S238–274.

→ Schultz T. W. , “The Value of Children: An Economic Perspective,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. S2–13.

→ Schultz T. W. , “The High Value of Human Time: Population Equilibrium,” Journal of Political Economy, 82, 2, Part II, March/April 1974, pp. S2–S10.

Venieris P. Y. Sebold F. D. Harper R. D. , “The Impact of Economic, Technological and Demographic Factors on Aggregate Births,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, 55, 4, November 1973, pp. 493–497.

Willis R. , “A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior,” Journal of Political Economy, 81, 2, Part II, March/April 1973, pp. S15–64.