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Human Capital and the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off during the Demographic Transition: New Evidence from Ireland
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Date Issued
2011-07
Date Available
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Abstract
In this article I measure the child quantity-quality relationship in 1911 Ireland. My analysis shows that sibship size had a strong impact on the probability of school enrollment in both Belfast and Dublin. However, the magnitude of the relationship varied considerably across di fferent cohorts, most noticeably between the two cities. The existence of this relationship shows how the demographic transition played a vital role in the expansion of human capital and is highly consistent with the theoretical foundations of various long-run growth theories.
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Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Start Page
1
End Page
38
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP11/13
Classification
J10
N3
O10
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Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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