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.

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