A biological approach to economics through fertility

Economics Letters

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-248

  Grafen, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A12; Biology; Evolutionary stability; Fertility; J20; Labour supply; Nash equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034406901     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00206-2     Document Type: Article

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