Economic contribution of rural children and the family fertility behavior: a rationale for high fertility in India
Lakshmanasamy, T.
Asian Economic Review 31(1): 51-78
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4555 PMID: 12285957 Document Number: 378659
"This paper aims at analysing the economic contribution of children and its effect on parental decisions. It is shown that, under conditions of [India's agricultural structure,] the children's contribution towards family resources is highly valued by parents, and this acts as an incentive to raise more...children. Thus, high fertility in rural areas of India can be justified in so far as the positive net economic contribution of children is highly valued by parents."