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the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth -- Demographic transition ; Gender Gap ; Human capital ; Fertility ; Mortality …
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the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality …
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The research provides the first empirical examination of the hypothesized effect of industrialization on the fertility … establishes that industrialization was a major catalyst in the fertility decline in the course of the demographic transition …. Moreover, the analysis further suggests that the contribution of industrialization to the decline in fertility plausibly …
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the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
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This research presents the first evidence that moderate fecundity had maximized long-run reproductive success in the human population. Using a reconstructed genealogy for nearly half a million individuals in Quebec during the 1608-1800 period, we find that while a high fecundity was associated...
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