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Title

Reproductive Behaviour in Peasant Societies: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.

Authors

Mcintosh, James

Abstract

An optimal policy is derived for a sequential family size decision making problem. It is shown that households will follow a stopping rule, replacing dead children until an optimal number of living children is reached. The behavioural equation derived from the optimal policy is then used to explain retrospective household data collected in Bangladesh in 1977-1978. This data provides some support for the underlying hypothesis.

Subjects

BANGLADESH; FAMILY size; REPRODUCTION; PEASANT societies; BEHAVIOR; CHILDREN; DECISION making; HOUSEHOLDS

Publication

Review of Economic Studies, 1983, Vol 50, Issue 1, p133

ISSN

0034-6527

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2307/2296960