Zvi Eckstein (Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University) Pedro Mira (CEMFI) Kenneth I. Wolpin (Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania)
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This paper analyzes the relationship between age-specific fertility, mortality and real wages in Sweden during the demographic transition. We fit a model of life cycle fertility to two and a half centuries of Swedish time-series data. The model fits the data well, accurately portraying the total fertility declines from more that four children per female before the mid-19th century to about two children today. About 80% of this decline was in fertility at female ages over 30. The fitted model implies that reductions in child mortality is the most important factor explaining the fertility decline. (Copyright: Elsevier)
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Article provided by Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics in its journal Review of Economic Dynamics.
Volume (Year): 2 (1999) Issue (Month): 1 (January) Pages: 137-165 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML,
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