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Fertility, Non-Altruism and Economic Growth: Industrialization in the Nineteenth Century
This paper presents a model of fertility, which is specific for the industrialization that took place during the nineteenth century and which was concurrent with the demographic transition that occurred over the period. While previous research on demographic transition assumed altruism as the main element explaining the increase in fertility rates, this paper does not, since altruism seems irrelevant over this period. The relationship between parents and children is part of a whole set of values and social norms that evolved over time and were affected by changes in the economic environment. In the nineteenth century, parental behavior was not compatible with altruism. I therefore present a model that suits the social norms of the nineteenth century. The value that seems to correspond to the legal system and social norms regarding the parent-child relationship of the period of industrialization is perpetuation. Due to a budget constraint on workers, perpetuation is displayed differently in different social classes. This paper will therefore focus on the interaction between the different social classes and show how industrialization is linked to demographic transition.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 2002-14
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
- Subject
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altruism
social classes
demographic transition
capital
proletariat
fertility
growth
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Brezis, Elise S.
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Veröffentlichung
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Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
- (where)
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Ramat-Gan
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2002
- Handle
- Last update
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Brezis, Elise S.
- Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
Time of origin
- 2002
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