Time preferences and fertility: Evidence from Italy
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Fertility decisions, as all life actions, imply a balancing of anticipated costs and benefits whose expectations are formed under uncertainty. research has addressed the backward reasonings (e.g., socioeconomic, psychological, biological factors)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2363-7064', '1435-9871']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4054/demres.2021.44.50