TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Alesina, Alberto
AU  - Giuliano, Paola
AU  - Nunn, Nathan
        TI  - Fertility and the Plough
        PY  - 2011/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5502
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp5502
        AB  - The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We argue, and provide ethnographic evidence, that the finding is explained by the fact that with plough agriculture, children, like women, are relatively less useful in the field. The plough requires strength and eliminates the need for weeding, a task particularly suitable for women and children. This in turn generates a preference for fewer children, lowering fertility.
        KW  - fertility
KW  - cultural norms
KW  - plough
        ER  -