Endogenous fertility and the Henry George theorem

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-228

  Schweizer, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogenous fertility; Henry George theorem; Optimum club size; Optimum growth; Serendipity theorem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030215371     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(95)01539-6     Document Type: Article

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