Working Papers
- Malthus in Germany? Reproductive Success and Status in pre-industrial Germany
By exploiting the demographic records of 150,000 individuals from the historical county of Wittgenstein, I test for status gradients in child mortality (the Malthusian positive check) and marital fertility (preventive check). While I find no evidence for a status gradient in child mortality, I find strong evidence for a status gradient in fertility. The richest families had, on average, one-and-a-half extra children compared to their poorer compatriots. Turning to the mechanics of the preventive check, this was driven by delayed marriage in low-status families. Disaggregation of my dataset into six periods reveals that this fertility differential began to disintegrate around 1800.
Presentations: University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Irish Economic Association Conference.
Awards: LSE Economic History Best Dissertation (2023), Francesca Carnevali Prize (2024).
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