W R Reed,K Harford
W R Reed
This paper proposes and tests an alternative explanation of the marriage premium that relies upon differences in workers' tastes and compensating wage differentials. A key assumption is that marital status proxies for the consumption of fam...
Population growth and economic development: a case study of Yugoslavia [0.03%]
人口增长与经济发展：一份对南斯拉夫的案例研究
S Hadzivukovic
S Hadzivukovic
The paper deals with the relationship between the population growth and economic development in Yugoslavia and its republics, covering the period after the 2nd World War. Yugoslavia is a developing country with a specific demographic and ec...
Macro-effects of changes in household preferences for children: simulated history and future time paths [0.03%]
家庭生育偏好的变化对宏观经济的影响：模拟的历史与未来路径
F T Denton,B G Spencer
F T Denton
The basic ideas underlying the analysis in this paper are that family size can be viewed as an economic life cycle decision and that there are decision trade-offs among fertility, consumption, and leisure. A micro-model of life cycle choice...
The behavioural and welfare implications of housing demand under rationing. The United Kingdom experience [0.03%]
配额制度下的住房需求对居民行为和福利的影响——英国的经验
R Ray
R Ray
"The present study investigates, on pooled budget data (1968/1985) from United Kingdom Family Expenditure Surveys, the consequences of relaxing the assumption of free choice in housing, while continuing to maintain the assumption of unratio...
S F Leung
S F Leung
"This paper presents a critical evaluation of three widely used tests for sex preferences: sex ratio, parity progression ratio and ordinary least squares [OLS] regression of birth interval. We show that under some appropriate conditions, th...
Comparative Study
Journal of population economics. 1988 Oct;1(2):95-114. DOI:10.1007/BF00163884 1988
The dependency ratio and optimum population growth. The total utility case [0.03%]
依赖比率和最优人口增长率。总效用情况
A Rodriguez
A Rodriguez
"This paper examines the effects of introducing a variable dependency ratio in Dasgupta's (1969) model. We consider a case in which the probability of dying as well as the rate of participation in the labor force change with age. It is show...
M S Kimenyi,W F Shughart,R D Tollison
M S Kimenyi
N Smith,N Westergard-nielsen
N Smith
"In this paper, a longitudinal data set covering 5% of all Danish wage earners over a 9-year period is used to shed light on the observed wage differentials due to gender. A human capital model is used to isolate the effects of changes in e...
Purchased child care, optimal family size and mother's employment: theory and econometric analysis [0.03%]
有关家庭规模、母亲就业的理论与实证分析
J F Ermisch
J F Ermisch
This paper develops a model of family size decisions in which couples choose explicitly a combination of mother's time and purchased childcare (childminder, nanies) for the care and rearing of children. The theoretical model implies that th...
R H Day,K H Kim,D Macunovich
R H Day
The authors show how various kinds of qualitative long run demoeconomic behavior depend on household preferences, productivity, and the cost of childbearing. In particular, a dominant trend in growth can be interspersed with periods of fluc...