Abstract

BARRERA GUTIERREZ, Rafael. THE INSTITUTIONAL EMPTINESS IN THE RATIONAL CHOICE MODEL APPLIED TO FERTILITY. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2011, vol.13, n.25, pp.223-248. ISSN 0124-5996.

This paper present two basic ideas. The first one is that the model of rationality applied to fertility and the interaction between quantity and quality were not originally proposed by Becker, as many of those interested in the subject tend to believe; and even that if this relation could seem clear, it is not obvious. The second one is that from the beginning the analysis of fertility has considered the institutional context. Criticism of Becker's model and more recent work strengthen the importance of institutional analysis for the study of the rationality of families in decisions on the number of children.

Keywords : economic thought; microeconomic behaviour; family economics; institutions.

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