Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community
and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration wave that started in the …

This paper studies when religion can hamper diffusion of knowledge and economic
development, and through which mechanism. I examine Catholicism in France during the …

We investigate the determinants of the fertility decline in Europe from 1830 to 1970 using a
newly constructed data set of linguistic distances between European regions. The decline …

We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking both
theoretically and empirically whether migration is a source of cultural convergence or …

Unified growth theory suggests the fertility decline was crucial for achieving long-term
growth, yet the causes behind that decline are still not entirely clear from an empirical point …

This paper investigates whether and how foreign aid generates pro-authority attitudes in
recipient regions. With a retrospection to the literature on the soft-power implications of aid …

This research explores the effect of early industrialisation on human capital formation.
Exploiting exogenous regional variations in the adoption of steam engines across France …

Abstract We test Le Play's (1875) hypothesis that the French Revolution contributed to
France's early fertility decline. In 1793, a series of inheritance reforms abolished local …

This chapter reviews recent literature in economics and economic history on the relationship
between parental investments in children's education and fertility. It surveys studies on …

This paper empirically investigates the effect of transnational migrants on gender equality in
the country of origin measured by the share of women enrolled in the lower chamber of …