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How the West “Invented” Fertility Restriction
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We analyze the emergence of the first socioeconomic institution in history limiting fertility: west of a line from St. Petersburg to Trieste, the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) reduced childbirths by approximately one-third between the fourteenth and eighteenth century. To explain the rise of EMP we build a two-sector model of agricultural production—grain and livestock. Women have a comparative advantage in animal husbandry. After the Black Death in 1348–1350, land abundance triggered a shift toward the pastoral sector. This improved female employment prospects, leading to later marriages. Using detailed data from England, we provide strong evidence for our mechanism. (JEL J12, J13, J16, N33, N53, Q11)
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- Voigtländer, N., & Voth, H.-J.
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2013-10-01
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2227-2264
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2106734645
- Cited by
- 237
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 40.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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