Transition’ is analyzing the longterm determinants of fertility by carrying out family reconstitutions of three Württemberg …

factors underlying historical fertility limitation, the role of parental education has received little attention. We combine … their fertility before the demographic transition. Despite controlling for several demand and supply factors, we find a … negative residual effect of women’s education on fertility. Instrumental-variable estimates, using exogenous variation in women …

factors underlying historical fertility limitation, the role of parental education has received little attention. We combine … their fertility before the demographic transition. Despite controlling for several demand and supply factors, we find a … negative residual effect of women's education on fertility. Instrumental-variable estimates, using exogenous variation in women …

of fertility have ambiguous effects. The analysis almost completely characterizes the equilibrium path from ancient times …

since 1870. A simple theoretical framework accounts for the possibly nonmonotonic variations of fertility in the course of …-related variables, is the most robust determinant of the fertility transition. As regards the health transition, both education and …

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …

-tiered demographic system. A group of “insiders” were able to marry, and experienced both high marital fertility and high infant and …

to experience a systematic decline in fertility, a decline that took place in a very distinctive geographical pattern … fertility (Bretagne and the Massif Central) shrank until they more or less disappeared in the early 1900s.  In an attempt to … social influence in fertility decisions.  We assess how different behavioural assumptions and network topologies cause …