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Economic Development and Family Size

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Falling mortality has in Latin America failed to reduce family size; this result is not theoretically surprising as reduced mortality makes children cheaper and is expected to reduce fertility but to increase the number of survivors. Development and modernization encouraged family limitation in Western Europe; changes similar in nature have attended the mortality decline in Latin America, but often these changes have been modest in size. Deviations from the Western European transition follow a pattern: least developed countries deviate the most, while most developed countries deviate the least.

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  • Roberto J. Rios, 1991. "Economic Development and Family Size," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 35(2), pages 81-85, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:35:y:1991:i:2:p:81-85
    DOI: 10.1177/056943459103500211
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    1. Tripathi, Sabyasachi, 2018. "Does Higher Economic Development Reduce Household Size? Evidence from India," MPRA Paper 86684, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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