Social Sciences
4 years ago

Baby boom fertility spike linked to sporadic wage growth, study finds.

National Bureau of Economic Research
Explaining Movements in Completed Fertility Across Cohorts
Lawrence W. Kenny

Paper Summary

A model based on the quantity-quality theory successfully explains changes in completed fertility over time, predicting a peak accurately. Regressions using economic status theory are less effective in predicting fertility trends. The increase in completed fertility during the baby boom is mainly due to sporadic wage growth.

Related papers

Theme background image
Social Sciences
8 years ago

Nepal sees significant decline in fertility rates, shaping future demographics.

Ageing Research
Gender Imbalance
Maternal Health
1 view
Theme background image
Social Sciences
4 years ago

Fertility Rates Surge Worldwide as Wages Grow Sporadically

Ageing Research
Economic Growth
Spatial Microsimulation
1 view
Theme background image
Social Sciences
8 years ago

Rise in age-specific marital fertility rate does not mean rise in couples' fertility.

Gender Imbalance
Ageing Research
Family Structure