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The Demand for Children in a "Natural Fertility" Population

Author(s) -

Dennis de Tray

Publication year - 1979

Publication title -

the pakistan development review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 0030-9729

DOI - 10.30541/v18i1pp.55-67

Subject(s) - fertility , economics , natural fertility , developing country , variation (astronomy) , population , demographic economics , family planning , research methodology , economic growth , demography , sociology , physics , astrophysics

The paper is concerned with two theories that proport toexplain fertility variations In developing countries. The first of thesetheories is based on supply or natural fertility considerations whilethe second looks to (the underlying) costs and benefits of children asone Source explanation for fertility differences. These theoriesindicate that demand consideration do explain some of the systematicvariation in fertility even among "noncontracepting" populations.

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