Journal article
Teachers and the birth rate
Abstract
A theoretical model is developed in which the market for teachers is linked to the time path of fertility in the general population. The model is simple in its components but when the components are combined they form a complex long-memory dynamic system. Simulation experiments are carried out to investigate the effects of changes in fertility rates on supply/requirements imbalances in the teachers' market, the median age of teachers, and other …
Authors
Denton FT; Feaver CH; Spencer BG
Journal
Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 307–329
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 1994
DOI
10.1007/bf00517302
ISSN
0933-1433