An Overview of Rand's Population Program in 1971.

T. P. Schultz

Expert InsightsPublished 1972

An overview of Rand's research performed in 1971 on various aspects of the population problem. The original objective of Rand's work in this area was to account for differences in fertility among individuals and among groups in low-income societies to isolate and evaluate policy options for reducing birth rates, slowing population growth, and enhancing development prospects. Work concentrated in two areas: international and domestic. Several studies, made for the Agency for International Development, have investigated factors that influence parents in their choice of family size. One study concentrated on Chile's population problems and another (the Taiwan Family Planning Program) analyzed population statistics for that island. Studies of the U.S. population, made for the Economic Development Administration and the Center for Population Research of NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), focused on population redistribution, other aspects of urbanization, and on determinants of fertility. 5 pp.

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Schultz, T. P., An Overview of Rand's Population Program in 1971. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1972. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4811.html.
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