Ralph Hippe|Faustine Perrin
Gender equality in human capital and fertility in the European regions in the past
Joint Research Centre|Lund University
gender inequality human capital shown important indicator economic development remained unexplored european history perspectiveusing new large historical database male female literacy rates new evidence presented distribution gender inequality human capital european regions 1900 1960an analysis made distribution fertility rates determine relationship gender equality education demographic transitionthe results show reversal educational fortunes regional fertility ratesregions lower fertility rates past tend display higher rates today