Malthus Revisited: Fertility Decision Making based on Quasi-Linear Preferences

Jacob Weisdorf

No 07-03, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: Malthus’ (1798) population hypothesis is inconsistent with the demographic transition and the concurrent massive expansion of incomes observed among industrialised countries. This study shows that eliminating the income-effect on the demand for children from the Malthusian model makes it harmonise well with industrial development.

Keywords: demographic transition; fertility; Malthus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 N30 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5 pages
Date: 2007-01
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