Reproductive stopping rules and Lexian variation: a comment on Yamaguchi (1989)
William H. James · Demography · 1990
The author comments on an article by Kazuo Yamaguchi that discusses a formal proof of quantifying male-preferring stopping rules in childbearing. His criticism focuses on the lack of adequate knowledge of Lexian variation in a specific macrodemographic method. A response by Yamaguchi is included (pp. 655-6). (ANNOTATION)