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  • Easterlin, Richard A. Birth and Forture: The Impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.

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    William Petersen (Robert Lazarus Professor of Social Demography Emeritus)

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Known throughout the profession as a leading demographer, Petersen is the author or editor of a dozen books and several scores of articles.

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Petersen, W. Age and sex. Soc 38, 46–52 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-001-1022-9

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