Economic approaches to fertility: a comparative analysis of the new Home Economics and Easterlin theories
Kyriazis, S.
Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie 16(2): 167-185
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0380-1721 PMID: 12268998 Document Number: 353719
"The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of the New Home Economics and Easterlin theories of fertility, within a critical context. It is emphasized that in spite of similarities between the two theories, each makes distinct contributions: while one stresses the cost of children as a determinant of fertility, the other stresses the importance of material aspirations through the relative income concept." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)