Publication Cover
Population Studies
A Journal of Demography
Volume 35, 1981 - Issue 2
22
Views
10
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A reconsideration of Easterlin cycles

Pages 247-264 | Published online: 08 Nov 2011

References

Footnotes

  • Easterlin , R. 1961 . ‘The American Baby Boom in Historical Perspective’ . American Economic Review , 51 : 869 – 911 .
  • Sanderson , W. 1976 . ‘On Two Schools of the Economics of Fertility’ . Population and Development Review , 2 : 469 – 477 .
  • Leibenstein ‘An Interpretation of the Economic Theory of Fertility: Promising Path or Blind Alley?’ , H. 1974 . Journal of Economic Literature , 12 : 457 – 479 .
  • Butz , W. P. and Ward , M. P. 1977 . The Emergence of Countercyclical U.S. Fertility , Santa Monica, Cal : The Rand Corporation .
  • Preston , S. “ ‘Female Employment Policy and Fertility’ ” . In Research Reports of the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future , Edited by: Parke , R. and Westoff , C. F. Vol. 6 , 375 – 393 . Washington, D.C. : Commission on Population Growth and the American Future .
  • Lee , R. Fluctuations in U.S. Fertility, Age Structure and Income , Ann Arbor : Population Studies Center, University of Michigan .
  • Freedman , R. and Coombs , Lolagene . 1966 . ‘Economic Considerations and Family Growth Decisions’ . Population Studies , 20 : 197 – 222 .
  • Butz , W. P. and Ward , M. P. 1977 . The Emergence of Countercyclical U.S. Fertility , Santa Monica, Cal : The Rand Corporation .
  • Lee , R. Fluctuations in U.S. Fertility, Age Structure and Income , 115 – 137 . Ann Arbor : Population Studies Center, University of Michigan .
  • Lee , R. Fluctuations in U.S. Fertility, Age Structure and Income , 160 – 161 . Ann Arbor : Population Studies Center, University of Michigan .
  • Pullum , T. W. and Pullum , T. W. 1980 . ‘Separating Age, Period and Cohort Effects in White U.S. Fertility, 1920–1970’ . Social Science Research , 9 : 225 – 244 . 241 – 241 .
  • Brass , W. 1974 . ‘Perspectives in Population Prediction’ . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, A , 137 : 532 – 570 .
  • Carlson , E. 1979 . ‘Divorce Rate Fluctuation as a Cohort Phenomenon’ Population Studies , 33 : 523 – 536 .
  • Westoff , F. 1973 . “ ‘Changes in Contraceptive Practices Among Married Couples’ ” . In Toward the End of Growth , Edited by: Westoff , C. F. 19 – 31 . Englewood Cliffs, NJ. : Prentice-Hall .
  • Kirk , D. and Universities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research . “ ‘The Influence of Business Cycles on Marriage and Birth Rates’ ” . In Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries , 241 – 257 . Princeton : Princeton University Press .
  • Easterlin , R. A. 1968 . Population, Labor Force, and Long Swings in Economic Growth , 135 – 137 . New York : National Bureau of Economic Research .
  • Easterlin , R. A. 1968 . Population, Labor Force, and Long Swings in Economic Growth , 112 – 112 . New York : National Bureau of Economic Research .
  • On this point, see Smith D. ‘The Problem of Persistence in Economic-Demographic Cycles’ Theoretical Population Biology forthcoming in December 1980
  • Easterlin , R. 1971 . ‘Does Human Fertility Adjust to the Environment’ . American Economic Review , 61 : 399 – 407 .
  • Sweetser , F. L. and Piepponen , P. 1967 . ‘Postwar Fertility Trends and Their Consequences in Finland and the United States’ . Journal of Social History , 1 : 101 – 118 .
  • Easterlin , R. and Condran , G. A. 1976 . “ ‘A Note on the Recent Fertility Swing in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, and the United States’ ” . In Population, Factor Movements and Economic Development , Edited by: Richards , H. Cardiff : University of Wales Press .
  • Gibson , C. 1977 . ‘The Elusive Rise in the American Birthrate’ . Science , 196 : 500 – 503 .
  • Easterlin , R. and Condran , G. A. 1976 . “ ‘A Note on the Recent Fertility Swing in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, and the United States’ ” . In Population, Factor Movements and Economic Development , Edited by: Richards , H. 147 – 147 . Cardiff : University of Wales Press .
  • Easterlin , R. , Wachter , M. J. and Wachter , S. M. 1978 . ‘Demographic Influences on Economic Stability: The United States Experience’ . Population and Development Review , 4 : 1 – 22 .
  • Lekachman , R. 1976 . Economists at Bay , 19 – 21 . New York : McGraw-Hill .
  • Easterlin , R. , Wachter , M. J. and Wachter , S. M. 1978 . ‘Demographic Influences on Economic Stability: The United States Experience’ . Population and Development Review , 4 : 14 – 14 .
  • Lekachman , R. 1966 . The Age of Keynes , 154 – 165 . New York : Random House .
  • Sweetser , F. L. and Piepponen , P. 1967 . ‘Postwar Fertility Trends and Their Consequences in Finland and the United States’ . Journal of Social History , 1 : 117 – 117 .
  • Sweezy , A . 1971 . ‘The Economic Explanation of Fertility Changes in the United States’ . Population Studies , 25 : 255 – 267 . The quotation is from p. 266

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.