title: Economic contribution of rural children and the family fertility behavior: a rationale for high fertility in India.
abstract: "This paper aims at analysing the economic contribution of children and its effect on parental decisions.  It is shown that, under conditions of [India's agricultural structure,] the children's contribution towards family resources is highly valued by parents, and this acts as an incentive to raise more...children.  Thus, high fertility in rural areas of India can be justified in so far as the positive net economic contribution of children is highly valued by parents."
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lakshmanasamy
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D007194:India; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012424:Rural Population
keywords: Agriculture; Asia; Child Worth; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Family Size, Desired; Fertility; High Fertility Population; India; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Rural Population; Southern Asia