The evolutionary economics and psychology of the demographic transition to low fertility

Adaptation and Human Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective

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  Kaplan, Hillard S ^a   Lancaster, Jane B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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