"The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site …

The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility. -- fertility ; plough ; cultural norms …

fertility behavior of women 30-40 years old, born in the U.S., but whose parents were born elsewhere. We use past female labor … force participation and total fertility rates from the country of ancestry as our cultural proxies. These variables should … explanatory power for individual work and fertility outcomes, even after controlling for possible indirect effects of culture (e …

The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility …

The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility …

We study the effect of culture on important economic outcomes by using the 1970 Census toexamine the work and fertility … participation and total fertility rates from the country of ancestry as our cultural proxies. These variables should capture, in … for individual work and fertility outcomes, even after controlling for possible indirect effects of culture (e …