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Education and Fertility

In: Education, Income, and Human Behavior

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  • Robert T. Michael

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  • Robert T. Michael, 1975. "Education and Fertility," NBER Chapters, in: Education, Income, and Human Behavior, pages 339-364, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Robert T. Michael, 1972. "The Effect of Education on Efficiency in Consumption," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number mich72-1, July.
    2. Willis, Robert J, 1973. "A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(2), pages 14-64, Part II, .
    3. Welch, F, 1970. "Education in Production," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 78(1), pages 35-59, Jan.-Feb..
    4. G. Roberts & G. Cummins & J. Byrne & C. Alleyne, 1967. "Knowledge and Use of Birth Control in Barbados," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 4(2), pages 576-600, June.
    5. Gary S. Becker, 1960. "An Economic Analysis of Fertility," NBER Chapters, in: Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, pages 209-240, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Michael, Robert T, 1973. "Education and the Derived Demand for Children," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(2), pages 128-164, Part II, .
    7. Theodore W. Schultz, 1973. "New Economic Approaches to Fertility," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number schu73-1, July.
    8. Jacob Mincer, 1962. "Labor Force Participation of Married Women: A Study of Labor Supply," NBER Chapters, in: Aspects of Labor Economics, pages 63-105, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Marcel Fulop, 1977. "A Survey of the Literature on the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 21(1), pages 5-13, March.
    2. Nguyen, My & Le, Kien, 2022. "Maternal education and son preference," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    3. Philippe Cazenave, 1976. "Pour une nouvelle analyse économique de la demande de formation," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 27(1), pages 54-84.

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