Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (한국경영과학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.51-57
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- 1982
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- 1225-1119(pISSN)
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- 2733-4759(eISSN)
A General Decision-Theoretic Model for a Couple's Family Building Process
- Abel, Volker (Department of Computer Science University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich)
- Published : 1982.05.01
Abstract
During the course of history, more and more reliable birth control methods have become available. Hence, to a certain degree, the possibility of avoiding any or additional children, and of spacing the family building process has arisen. The advancement of six predetermination technology, whereby couples can influence the sex of their children, gives couples, another decision variable. Assuming a rational acting couple, we present a general decision-theoretic model which describes the family building process and its optimization through maximizing the expected utility concerning the spacing, ordering, sex, and number of their children.
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