Fecundity, Fertility and The Formation of Human Capital
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Fecundity, Fertility and The Formation of Human Capital. / Klemp, Marc Patrick Brag; Weisdorf, Jacob.
In: Economic Journal, Vol. 129, No. 618, 02.02.2019, p. 925-960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Fecundity, Fertility and The Formation of Human Capital
AU - Klemp, Marc Patrick Brag
AU - Weisdorf, Jacob
PY - 2019/2/2
Y1 - 2019/2/2
N2 - Exploiting a genealogy of English individuals living in the 16th to the 19th centuries, this study shows that lower parental reproductive capacity positively affected the socio-economic achievements of offspring. Using the time interval between the date of marriage and the first birth as a measure of reproductive capacity, we find that parental fecundity positively affected the number of siblings and that children of parents with lower fecundity were more likely to become literate and employed in skilled and high-income professions. This suggests there was a trade-off between child quantity and quality in England during the industrial revolution, supporting leading theories of the origins of modern economic growth.
AB - Exploiting a genealogy of English individuals living in the 16th to the 19th centuries, this study shows that lower parental reproductive capacity positively affected the socio-economic achievements of offspring. Using the time interval between the date of marriage and the first birth as a measure of reproductive capacity, we find that parental fecundity positively affected the number of siblings and that children of parents with lower fecundity were more likely to become literate and employed in skilled and high-income professions. This suggests there was a trade-off between child quantity and quality in England during the industrial revolution, supporting leading theories of the origins of modern economic growth.
U2 - 10.1111/ecoj.12589
DO - 10.1111/ecoj.12589
M3 - Journal article
VL - 129
SP - 925
EP - 960
JO - The Economic Journal
JF - The Economic Journal
SN - 0013-0133
IS - 618
ER -
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