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  1. 1. The Fertility Decline in Switzerland 1870 – 1930. A study of cultural and economic variables using panel data.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Raúl Burgos; [2009]
    Keywords : fixed effects model; fertility decline; Switzerland; historical demography; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This study analyzes the impact of socioeconomic and cultural variables on marital fertility for Switzerland in the period comprising 1870 – 1930. Using panel data techniques the analysis shows that variables measuring industrialization had an impact in declining fertility as well as cultural variables such as religion and language... READ MORE

  3. 2. Enclosures and Fertility in Southern Sweden. Were peasants consciously regulating their decisions regarding family size?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Raúl Burgos; [2009]
    Keywords : Scania; Enclosures; Institutional Economics; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This study analyzes the total fertility rate for twenty parishes in southern Sweden from 1785-1840 and its relationship with the enclosure movement. The analysis shows that the total fertility rate increases after enclosures took place. READ MORE