. Furthermore, education in 1849 predicts the fertility transition in 1880-1905. -- schooling ; fertility transition ; unified … demographic transition, exploiting a unique census-based dataset of 334 Prussian counties in 1849. Estimating two separate … instrumental-variable models that instrument education by landownership inequality and distance to Wittenberg and fertility by …

. Furthermore, education in 1849 predicts the fertility transition in 1880-1905. … demographic transition, exploiting a unique census-based dataset of 334 Prussian counties in 1849. Estimating two separate … instrumental-variable models that instrument education by landownership inequality and distance to Wittenberg and fertility by …

. Furthermore, education in 1849 predicts the fertility transition in 1880-1905. … demographic transition, exploiting a unique census-based dataset of 334 Prussian counties in 1849. Estimating two separate … instrumental-variable models that instrument education by landownership inequality and distance to Wittenberg and fertility by …

and a fixed effect two-stage least squares model, this study exploits variations in fertility and in human capital …

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

transitions. The model captures the intricate interplay between technological progress, mortality, fertility and economic growth … demographic observation that fertility rates response with a delay to lower child mortality. It also identifies a number of … various economic and demographic variables. -- Economic Growth ; Mortality ; Fertility ; Structural Change ; Industrial …

A consensus among social scientists is that fertility rates in Africa are declining. What determines these declines? I … present fresh evidence that shows education, especially for women, is an important determinant of the fertility transition in … capita and child mortality on fertility rates are non-robust and inconsistent with the predictions of the unified growth …