Altruism, fertility, and the value of children: Health policy evaluation and intergenerational welfare

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 280-295

  Birchenall, Javier A ^a   Soares, Rodrigo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Fertility; Intergenerational welfare; Mortality; Value of life; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749195493     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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