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Population Growth Due to Earlier Childbearing
School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan
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Modern Economy·Volume 11 (2020)·Pages 1966–1975·Published 13 November 2020·DOI10.4236/me.2020.1111131
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Abstract
This paper analyzed the effects of earlier childbearing on the population. Earlier childbearing results in the increase in the total fertility rate due to several effects, the tempo effect, baby boom effect, and echo effect. Moreover, the population can increase as many generations live in the same period. In this paper, I proposed to increase the total population by changing the childbearing behavior, which is to bring the age at childbearing forward to younger age. Although the total population is still declining in the long run, the earlier childbearing behavior slows down the speed of declining population.
KeywordsPopulationTotal Fertility RateAge at Childbearing
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