Differences in fertility behavior and uncertainty: an economic theory of the minority status hypothesis

We revisit the question of why fertility behaviors and educational decisions appear to vary systematically across ethnic groups. We assess the possibility that differences in fertility across groups remain even though their socio-economic characteristics are similar. More specifically, we consider t...

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Volume:	26
Main Author:	Melindi-Ghidi, Paolo Chabé-Ferret, Bastien
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Springer Verlag 2013
published in:	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Vol. 26; pp. 887 - 905
Data of publication:	2013
ISSN:	0933-7954 1433-9285
EISSN:	1433-9285
Discipline:	Medicine Sociology & Social History
Subjects:	Economics and Finance Humanities and Social Sciences No keyword available
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Hyper Article en Ligne (HAL) HAL-SHS: Archive ouverte en Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société Database information Databases - DBIS