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ECONOMIC MODELS OF FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR IN AUSTRALIA*
Author(s) -
MILLER PAUL W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian economic papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1467-8454
pISSN - 0004-900X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8454.1988.tb00807.x
Subject(s) - fertility , perspective (graphical) , human capital , economics , human fertility , demographic economics , social capital , quality (philosophy) , geography , demography , economic growth , sociology , population , social science , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The author analyses individual fertility patterns in Australia from the perspective of recent economic models of the family. The emphasis is on the relationship between fertility and economic variables such as human capital, market wages, and wealth. "Several dimensions of fertility are considered, including 'quality' of children, completed family size, and the decision whether to have children or not." Data are from the 1973 Social Mobility in Australia Survey.