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A model of endogenous divorce and endogenous fertility

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This paper examines the interaction between decisions on divorce and fertility. The analysis generates two major implications. Firstly, it complements the existing literature on endogenous fertility to explain why population growth and economic growth can be negatively correlated after an economy develops to a certain level. Secondly, it indicates that economic development leads to a simultaneous increase in divorce rates and decrease in fertility rates.

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  1. Department of Economics, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong (Fax: 852-2891-7940; e-mail: fansimon@ln.edu.hk), , , , , , HK

    Chengze Simon Fan

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Received: 05 February 1999/Accepted: 20 December 1999

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Fan, C. A model of endogenous divorce and endogenous fertility. J Popul Econ 14, 101–117 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001480050161

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