The Emergence of Countercyclical U.S. Fertility
Published in: American Economic Review, v. 69, no. 3, June 1979, p. 318-328
Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 1979
This model emphasizes the distinction between male and female earnings and the distinction between families with employed wives and those without as they affect the fertility rate.
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