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Categorical Cognition: A Psychological Model of Categories and Identification in Decision Making
Fryer, Roland G.; Jackson, Matthew O. - EconWPA - 2002
This paper introduces a psychological notion of categorization into economics and derives its implications for economic decision making. We show, using a tractable model of social cognition, that a decision maker in (efficiently) assigning past experiences to categories, will sort experiences of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135029
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Paternal Uncertainty and the Economics of Mating, Marriage, and Parental Investment in Children
Bethmann, Dirk; Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2005
We develop a theoretical model of mating behavior and parental investment in children under asymmetry in kin recognition between men and women that provides a microfoundation for the institution of marriage. In the model, men and women derive utility from consumption and reproductive success,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408289
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"Optimum Population -- A New Look: A Hamiltonian Approach Towards A Dynamic Analysis"
Bokhari, Farasat; McCarthy, George W. - EconWPA - 1996
The current optimum population models found in economic literature define static optimum population used in forming policy i.e. at a given instant what should be the optimum number of people in a (closed) economy. We believe that although this definition is useful, it is very limiting as far as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125782
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Socio-economic characteristics, completed fertility, and the transition from low to high order parities in Mexico
Miranda, Alfonso - EconWPA - 2003
The present paper reports a study on the socio-economic determinants of completed fertility in Mexico. Special …-economic characteristics have played in the process of adoption and diffusion of a low fertility norm in Mexico. Hurdle Poisson and Negative …, empirical results suggest that ethnic background does not constitute an obstacle for the diffusion of a low fertility norm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408297
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The Impact of Female Employment on the Likelihood and Timing of Second and Higher Order Pregnancies
Harvey S. James Jr. - EconWPA - 1996
This paper examines the effects of married women's employment on their fertility behavior in the United States. Data … transition to third pregnancy. In addition, this paper demonstrates that an appropriate method of modeling the fertility and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125787
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A Dynamic Decision Model of Marriage, Childbearing, and Labor Force Participation of Women in Japan
Ueda, Atsuko - EconWPA - 2000
participation for women in Japan, motivated by the recent decrease in the number of marriages and the total fertility rate. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125788
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Generalizing the Causal Effect of Fertility on Female Labor Supply
Cruces, Guillermo; Galiani, Sebastian - EconWPA - 2003
We study the effect of fertility on labor supply in Argentina and Mexico exploiting a source of exogenous variability … both qualitatively and quantitatively to the populations of two developing countries where, compared to the US, fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125812
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Does the Mortality Decline Promote Economic Growth?
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - EconWPA - 2002
This paper analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the e ects of declining mortality rates on fertility, education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412569
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SAVINGS MOBILIZATION ROLE OF NIGERIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS:AN ANALYTICAL POLICY STUDY
NWAOBI, GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2003
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN EMPHASISED AS THE MAJOR FACTOR GOVERING THE RATE OF DEVELOPMENT. THIS STUDY THEREFORE AIMS EXPLORING IN THE LIGHT OF PAST TRENDS, THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS AS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES IN MOBILIZING DOMESTIC SAVINGS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSTRAINTS IN...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076971
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Efficiency-Enhancing Signalling in the Samaritan's Dilemma
Lagerlof, Johan - EconWPA - 2002
Suppose an altruistic person, A, is willing to transfer resources to a second person, B, if B comes upon hard times. If B anticipates that A will act in this manner, B will save too little from both agents' point of view. This is the Samaritan's dilemma. The logic of the dilemma has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077070