Birth and Fortune: The Impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare

Birth and Fortune: The Impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare

In this influential work, Richard A. EasterlinÂ shows how the size of a generationâ€”the number of persons born in a particular yearâ€”directly and indirectly affects the personal welfare of its members, the make-up and breakdown of the family, and the general well being of the economy.

"[Easterlin] has made clear, I think unambiguously, that the baby-boom generation is economically underprivileged merely because of its size. And in showing this, he demonstrates that population size can be as restrictive as a factor as sex, race, or class on equality of opportunity in the U.S."â€”Jeffrey Madrick, Business Week
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
ReleaseDate 1987-04-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226180328

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