Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
fecundity and thus predisposition towards investment in child quality was conducive for long-run reproductive success within the … children, an intermediate level maximizes long-run reproductive success. Moreover, the observed hump-shaped effect of fecundity … on long-run reproductive success reflects the negative effect of higher fecundity on the quality of each child. The …