Value of children : an economic perspective

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1973

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Abstract

Article on fertility and children from the perspective of cost and economic aspects - discusses (1) the view that parental reproduction behaviour, family population, and family planning depend on the value placed on children as human resources; (2) includes concepts used in the economic analysis of fertility behaviour.

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FERTILITY, CHILDREN, COSTS, ECONOMIC ASPECTS, PARENTS, REPRODUCTION, BEHAVIOUR, FAMILY, POPULATION, FAMILY PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Schultz, T. W. (1973). The value of children: an economic perspective. Journal of Political Economy, 81(2, Part 2), S2-S13.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/21000

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
1970s / Années 1970