Browsing by Subject "Fertility"

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    • Fertility trends in Chile 1960-2003 
      Larrañaga Jiménez, Osvaldo (Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2007)
      The objective of this study is to characterize the fertility trends in Chile in recent decades, and identify the main factors underlying them. This study is based on an in-depth analysis of the available data: the population ...
    • Income variation, endogenous population growth and health subsidy 
      Gómez, Manuel A.; Currais, Luis C. (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2001-12)
      This paper presents a fertility choice model in which the mortality rate is also endogenously determined and health expenditure provides utility to individuals as well as affects the mortality rate. The analysis shows ...