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Social aspirations and choice of fertility: why can status motive reduce per-capita growth?

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Frederic Tournemaine ()

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Volume (Year): 21 (2008)
Issue (Month): 1 (January)
Pages: 49-66
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Keywords: Social aspirations; Fertility; Growth; D31; O34; O41;

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  1. Frederic Tournemaine, 2007. "Can population promote income per-capita growth? A balanced perspective," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 15(8), pages 1-7. [Downloadable!]
  2. Tournemaine, frederic & Tsoukis, Chris, 2008. "Status, endogenous reference standards, and the growth-inequality relation: A note," MPRA Paper 10420, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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