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In Avataria one-forth of all females born die in infancy, and the rest of them live until age 60.
Women bear 1 child at age 18, 1 child at age 24, 1 child at age 26, and 1 child at age 30.
One-half of children are boys.
*Calculate the TFR (Total Fertility Rate) and NRR (Net Reproduction Rate).
1. Evaluate this statement, "If total mortality among children remained constant, but the incidence of that mortality shifted from late childhood to early, fertility rates should decline." If true, explain why this occurs. If this is false, explain why it's false.
20. The social benefits of fertility exceed the private benefits due to A. an intergenerational trading externality, and so fertility is too high from a social perspective. B. unpriced consumption and production externalities, and so fertility is too low from a social perspective. C. an intergenerational trading externality, and so fertility may be too low from social perspective. D. unpriced consumption and production externalities, and so fertility may be too high from a social perspective.