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Male fertility in the 19th century: the case of the Moscow merchant class

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  • Irina A. Troitskaya

    (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia)

  • Alexandre A. Avdeev

    (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
    Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France)

Abstract

The article presents estimates of male fertility among the Moscow merchants in 1850-1858: it assesses the impact of specific marital behavior of male merchants on fertility rates, defines the limits of the male reproductive age, and considers the contribution of infant and child mortality to the formation of family structure. Skazki (household lists) of the 10th revision of the Moscow merchants served the data source. The analysis showed that late marriage with low definitive celibacy of the Moscow male merchants and a significant age difference between spouses is combined with relatively high rates of male fertility at the age of over 50. The total fertility rate for the period under study exceeds five children per man.

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  • Irina A. Troitskaya & Alexandre A. Avdeev, 2022. "Male fertility in the 19th century: the case of the Moscow merchant class," Population and Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 6(2), pages 144-152, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:arh:jpopec:v:6:y:2022:i:2:p:144-152
    DOI: 10.3897/popecon.6.e91138
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    Keywords

    population revisions male fertility definitive celibacy singulate mean age at marriage own-children method infant mortality child mortality;

    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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