Enriquez, Hannah J.; Cidro, Analiza C.; Ignacio, Aldrin John J.; Silvestre, Mary Rose S. 4 0

The economic determinants of fertility: Three decades of evidence from the Philippines 6 6 Enriquez, Hannah J.; Cidro, Analiza C.; Ignacio, Aldrin John J.; Silvestre, Mary Rose S. - - - 38 pages - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .

Research Paper: (BSBA major in Business Economics) - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2021





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ABSTRACT: This study takes from Gary Becker's Economic Theory of Fertility put in the context of the Philippines. To be specific, Gary Becker's theory in 1960 enumerated income and price to determine fertility rate. The proponents represented income by the Gross National Income (GNI) growth rate and price by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Philippines', and Labor Force Participation Rate from 1990-2019. Results showed that both the GNI growth rate and CPI have a significant and negative relationship with fertility over three decades, but a positive, albeit insignificant, relationship with the Labor Force Participation Rate. Meaning to say, increase in an economy's GNI and CPI cause fertility rates to decrease. Although an increase in Labor Force Participation rate causes Fertility rates to respond positively, this still offset by both GNI and CPI.













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