Land Availability and Fertility in the United States, 1760–1870
Land Availability and Fertility in the United States, 1760–1870
复制标题
美国的土地可用性和肥力,1760 年至 1870 年
DOI:
--
复制
发表时间:
1982
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
M. Schapiro
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
M. Schapiro
The decline in U.S. fertility rates, beginning in the latter part of the eighteenth century, is examined within a general model of fertility determination. The ability of land availability measures to explain the variation in components of the crude birth rate is tested using a pooled regression technique. A set of crude birth rate predictions for rural areas of 23 northern states during the period 1760–1870 is produced and compared with other estimates. It is concluded that the availability of land was a critical factor in determining the demand for children and, ultimately, the fertility rate, across states and over time.