Bavel, Jan Van; Moreels, Sarah; Putte, Bart Van de; … - In: Demographic Research 24 (2011) 14, pp. 313-344
It has been argued in sociology, economics, and evolutionary anthropology that family size limitation enhances the intergenerational upward mobility chances in modernized societies. If parents have a large flock, family resources get diluted and intergenerational mobility is bound to head...