Francesco Cinnirella|Marc Klemp|Jacob Weisdorf
Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England
Ifo Institute for Economic Research|University of Copenhagen|Brown University|Providence College|Centre for Economic Policy Research|University of Southern Denmark
use duration models wellknown historical data set 15000 families 60000 births england period 15401850 show sampled families adjusted timing births accordance economic conditions well stock dependent children effects larger among lower socioeconomic ranks findings existence paritydependent well parityindependent birth spacing england consistent growing evidence marital birth control present pretransitional populations