عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TLets543110
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Why did fertility decline? :
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Cummins, Neil
Title Proper by Another Author
an analysis of the individual level economics correlates of the nineteenth century fertility transition in England and France
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Text preceding or following the note
2009
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The fertility transition in nineteenth century Europe is one of economic history's greatest puzzles. There is no consensus in the literature on the causes of this 'fertility revolution'. Following a critical review of the empirical and theoretical literature, this thesis re-examines the economic correlates of the fertility decline through the analysis of two new datasets from England and France. For the first time, the relationship between wealth and fertility can be studied over the period of the fertility transition. Clear patterns are discovered, namely a strong positive relationship pre-transition which switches to a strongly negative relationship during the onset of the transition. Family limitation is initiated by the richest segments of society. I then introduce a simple model which links fertility and social mobility to levels of economic inequality. I argue that parents are motivated by relative status concerns and the fertility transition is a response to changes in the environment for social mobility, where increased mobility becomes obtainable through fertility limitation. This hypothesis is tested with the new micro data in England and France. Fertility decline is strongly associated with decreased levels of inequality and increased levels of social mobility. The analysis finds strong support for the role of changes in inequality and the environment for social mobility as central factors in our understandings of Europe's fertility transition.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
DA Great Britain
DC France
HC Economic History and Conditions
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Cummins, Neil
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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[Thesis]
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