TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - The Easterlin Hypothesis and European Fertility Rates
JO  - Population and development review
A1  - Wright, R. E.
SP  - 107
EP  - 122
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - Richard Easterlin has argued that fertility should fluctuate cyclically depending on the relative economic status of young adults. Evidence in support of this hypothesis has been derived primarily from the experience of the United States. This note explores the relevance of the "Easterlin hypothesis" in the European context. For a sample of Western European countries, simple time-series regression models are estimated and Granger causality tests are performed. Only limited support for the hypothesis is found.<p /> 
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SN  - 0098-7921
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -