Atella, Vincenzo; Rosati, Furio Camillo - In: Journal of Population Economics 13 (2000) 2, pp. 263-278
In this paper we present a non altruistic model of demand for children in the presence of uncertainty about children's survival. Children are seen as assets, as they provide help during old age. Theoretical predictions relating to the change in the mean and variance of the survival rate are...
