TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper reinvestigates cross-region variation of fertility rates within a country. We develop a simple model where households with heterogeneous preferences make locational and reproductive choices. Considering the congestion diseconomy associated with reproduction, we show that the greater the population size, the lower the fertility rate. Using data from Japan, we find that a doubling of population size decreases the total fertility rate by around 6.4%.
AU  - Bu, N
AU  - Wang, J
DA  - 2023/01/01
DO  - 10.1080/13504851.2022.2102566
EP  - 2640
JO  - Applied Economics Letters
PB  - ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
PY  - 2023/01/01
SP  - 2637
TI  - Economic geography and cross-region fertility revisited
VL  - 30
Y1  - 2023/01/01
Y2  - 2026/06/09
ER  -