Fertility in the U

question 24

Multiple Choice

Fertility in the U.S.declined in the last 100 years primarily because

• A)real income has increased and children are inferior goods.
• B)the tax benefits for families with children have expanded.
• C)the cost of having children has decreased, primarily in terms of healthcare and education costs.
• D)the cost of having children has increased, primarily in terms of the opportunity cost of the mother's foregone wages.
• E)economic growth has slowed, prohibiting households from efficiently having large families.

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