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The Cultural Diffusion of the Fertility Transition: Evidence from Internal Migration in 19th Century France

Daudin, Guillaume; Franck, Raphaël; Rapoport, Hillel (2016), The Cultural Diffusion of the Fertility Transition: Evidence from Internal Migration in 19th Century France. https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/15487

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Document de travail / Working paper
Date
2016
Publisher
CESifo
Series title
CESifo Working Paper
Series number
5866
Published in
Munich
Pages
40
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Author(s)
Daudin, Guillaume
Franck, Raphaël
Rapoport, Hillel
Abstract (EN)
France experienced the demographic transition before richer and more educated countries. This paper offers a novel explanation for this puzzle that emphasizes the diffusion of culture and information through internal migration. It tests how migration affected fertility by building a decennial bilateral migration matrix between French regions for 1861-1911. The identification strategy uses exogenous variation in transportation costs resulting from the construction of railways. The results suggest the convergence towards low birth rates can be explained by the diffusion of low-fertility norms by migrants, especially by migrants to and from Paris.
Subjects / Keywords
fertility; France; demographic transition; migration
JEL
J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
N33 - Europe: Pre-1913
O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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