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Toward a More General Economic Model of Fertility Determination: Endogenous Preferences and Natural Fertility

In: Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries

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  • Robert Pollak
  • Michael L. Wachter

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  • Richard Easterlin & Robert Pollak & Michael L. Wachter, 1980. "Toward a More General Economic Model of Fertility Determination: Endogenous Preferences and Natural Fertility," NBER Chapters, in: Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries, pages 81-150, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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