Replication data for: Fertility and Wars: The Case of World War I in France
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Guillaume Vandenbroucke
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Project Citation:
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume. Replication data for: Fertility and Wars: The Case of World War I in France. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114291V1
Project Description
Summary:
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During World War I the birth rate in France fell by 50%. Why?
I build a model of fertility choices where the war implies a positive
probability that a wife remains alone, a partially-compensated loss
of a husband's income, and a temporary decline in productivity
followed by faster growth. I calibrate the model's key parameters
using pre-war data. I find that it accounts for 91% of the decline
of the birth rate. The main determinant of this result is the loss
of expected income associated with the risk that a wife remains
alone.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
N33 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: Pre-1913
N34 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: 1913-
N44 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
N33 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: Pre-1913
N34 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: 1913-
N44 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
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