Malthus to modernity: wealth, status, and fertility in England, 1500–1879

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-29

  Clark, Gregory ^a   Cummins, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Fertility transition; Preindustrial fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939872522     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: 14321475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-014-0509-9     Document Type: Article

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