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ullrika at the uncertainty show

Ullrika Sahlin

Senior lecturer

ullrika at the uncertainty show

The mortality-fertility relationship from the economic demography perspective

Author

  • Raouf Boucekkine
  • Marwân-al-Qays Bousmah
  • Ullrika Sahlin

Summary, in English

While Ellis, Reid, and Kramer’s life history framework is convincing in explaining individual variation in life history strategies, it has certain limitations, which we discuss – drawing notably on the economic theory of fertility choice. In particular, we suggest that ambient cues to extrinsic mortality alone are not sufficient to trigger sustained net fertility decline.

Department/s

  • Computational Science for Health and Environment
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)

Publishing year

2025

Language

English

Publication/Series

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Volume

48

Document type

Debate/Note/Editorial

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Topic

  • Economics

Status

Published

Research group

  • Computational Science for Health and Environment

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0140-525X