Income distribution and macroeconomics revisited: The role of fertility adjustment

This paper develops a theory in which households prepare for future education by adjusting the number of children they intend to raise. Income inequality lowers output per worker only if the inequality is attributed in some part to unexpected disturbances after childbirth.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Nakagawa, Masao ; Sugimoto, Yoshiaki
Publisher:	Osaka : Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Subject:	Fertilität \| Haushaltseinkommen \| Soziale Ungleichheit \| Einkommensverteilung \| Familienplanung \| Privater Haushalt \| Kleine offene Volkswirtschaft \| Overlapping Generations \| Theorie \| Fertility \| Lock-in effect \| Inequality \| Education

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Series:	ISER Discussion Paper ; 758
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	616982364 [GVK] hdl:10419/92564 [Handle]
Classification:	D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General ; J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration
Source:	EconStor

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