Agenda

23 Apr 2025 12:15

Stefania Marcassa

Meeting Room 1, San Giobbe Economics Campus + online

Stefania Marcassa (CY Cergy Paris University) - Migration, Social Change, and the Early Decline in the United States Fertility

Abstract:
This study examines the impact of internal migration on the fertility transition in 19th-century United States. The findings reveal that fertility declined more rapidly in counties with higher rates of outward migration, particularly toward the western frontier. To estimate the causal effect of migration on fertility decline, I use the number of acres granted to American war veterans by Congress between 1847 and 1855 as an instrumental variable. Migration, combined with limited remittance technology, encouraged parents to prioritize precautionary savings. This shift contributed to the decline of multigenerational family structures and fostered smaller family size norms.

The seminar can be attended also remotely, connecting to ZOOM.

Link Zoom: bit.ly/insem-2425
ID riunione:  880 2639 9452
Passcode: InSem-2425

Lingua

L'evento si terrà in inglese

Organizzatore

Department of Economics (InSeminars)

Link

http://bit.ly/insem-2425

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