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A test of the Easterlin fertility model using income

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  • Paul Taubman

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  • Jere Behrman & Paul Taubman, 1989. "A test of the Easterlin fertility model using income," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 26(1), pages 117-123, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:26:y:1989:i:1:p:117-123
    DOI: 10.2307/2061498
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    4. Jeremy R. Porter, 2012. "Cultural vs. Economic: Re-Visiting the Determinants of Fertility at a Sub-National Level in the U.S, 1990 - 2000," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 2(6), pages 91-108, November.

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