Replication data for: How the West "Invented" Fertility Restriction
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Nico Voigtländer; Hans-Joachim Voth
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Project Citation:
Voigtländer, Nico, and Voth, Hans-Joachim. Replication data for: How the West “Invented” Fertility Restriction. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112673V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We analyze the emergence of the first socioeconomic institution
in history limiting fertility: west of a line from St. Petersburg to
Trieste, the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) reduced childbirths
by approximately one-third between the fourteenth and eighteenth
century. To explain the rise of EMP we build a two-sector model
of agricultural production—grain and livestock. Women have a
comparative advantage in animal husbandry. After the Black Death
in 1348–1350, land abundance triggered a shift toward the pastoral
sector. This improved female employment prospects, leading to later
marriages. Using detailed data from England, we provide strong
evidence for our mechanism.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
N33 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: Pre-1913
N53 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Europe: Pre-1913
Q11 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
N33 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: Pre-1913
N53 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Europe: Pre-1913
Q11 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
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