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 document three stylized facts on marriage and fertility patterns in East Asian societies:(i)
their marriage rates are among the highest in the world, but their total fertility is the lowest;(ii) …

The historical transition to a low fertility regime was central for long-run growth, but what
caused it? Existing economic explanations largely focus on the economic incentives to limit …

The historical fertility transition is one of the most important events in economic history. This
study provides new evidence on the role that ideas about family planning played in this …

This paper estimates the impact of railroads in the United States between 1850 and 1910 on
economic development, fertility, and human capital. An identification strategy which relies on …

In the historical literature, cities of the Industrial Revolution (IR) are portrayed as having a
demographic penalty: killer cities with high death rates and industrious cities with low birth …

This paper examines the relationship between house prices and fertility rates during the
global fertility transition. We establish an analytical framework that considers the …

This research studies the extent of asymmetric responses of general fertility rate with
financial development and income inequality in Bangladesh utilizing annual data from 1984 …

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the overpopulation issue of India and propose
recommendations on how to overcome it. First, the paper summarizes the crucial …

We analyze how much a parsimonious rational-choice model can explain the temporal and
spatial variation in fertility and school enrollment in France during the 19th century. The …