Population Growth and Educational Policies: An Economic Perspective. [Report No.: P-5380

Autor/in	De Tray, Dennis N.
Institution	Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
Titel	Population Growth and Educational Policies: An Economic Perspective. [Report No.: P-5380
Quelle	(1975), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Birth Rate; Consumer Economics; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Economic Research; Economic Status; Educational Opportunities; Educational Policy; Family Planning; Government Role; Models; Population Growth; Population Trends; Research Design; Social Science Research; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Influences; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konsumökonomie; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Wirtschaftsforschung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Familienplanung; Analogiemodell; Population increase; Bevölkerungswachstum; Bevölkerungsprognose; Forschungsdesign; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Sozioökonomische Lage; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	A micro-economic model of population growth is presented to assess the relationship between education and fertility. On the basis of population growth evidence, the author presents the following opinions: (1) the potential of education as a policy instrument to influence family size is great but ignorance of the mechanisms through which education may affect fertility is also large; (2) economic policies that directly influence wife's wages, a couple's contraceptive behavior, and the early health and nutrition of children may be a more effective and quicker means of reducing family size than support of adult education; and (3) the trade-off that parents appear to make between the number of children they want and the investments they make in each child may be the key to middle- and long-term population policy in developing nations. The author concludes that the scarcity of economic resources makes continued research on policy instruments, like education, essential. A bibliography is included in the document. (Author/DB)
Anmerkungen	Publications, Rand Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406 ($5.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01