Quantity-quality trade-off in Northeast China during the Qing dynasty. Published free to read in the Journal of Population Economics.

The study provides supportive evidence for the unified growth theory, showing that the decreased fertility rates in pre-transition China could be a result of rational behaviors perpetuated by households in response to higher educational returns and accessibility.

Bai, Y., Li, Y. & Lam, P.H. Quantity-quality trade-off in Northeast China during the Qing dynasty. J Popul Econ (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-022-00933-x
Free link to read: https://rdcu.be/c3X9x

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Vol. 36, Issue 1, January 2023: Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) 16 articles. https://link.springer.com/journal/148/volumes-and-issues/36-1
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