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Economic Growth, Labour Effort and Fertility Choice in Greece: Evidence and Implications for Economic Integration

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Many economists believe there is a relationship between family behaviour and economic growth. According to Becker (1988), ‘family behaviour is active, not passive, and endogenous, not exogenous. Families have large effects on the economy, and evolution of the economy greatly changes the structure and decisions of families.’

The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and not necessarily of the Bank of Greece.

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  1. George Hondroyiannis
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  2. Sarantis Lolos
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  3. Evangelia Papapetrou
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Aegean, Greece

    George M. Korres (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Institute of Computational Mathematics, Crete Institute of Research and Technology, Greece

    George M. Korres (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

    George C. Bitros (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

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Hondroyiannis, G., Lolos, S., Papapetrou, E. (2002). Economic Growth, Labour Effort and Fertility Choice in Greece: Evidence and Implications for Economic Integration. In: Korres, G.M., Bitros, G.C. (eds) Economic Integration. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230629257_10

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