Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany
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Michael J. Kendzia
and
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Summary
Ever since the very beginning of the Journal of Economics and Statistics population economics has featured prominently in the Journal. Fertility naturally plays an important role in population economics. However, the level of German fertility has decreased significantly from the 1900s. The paper documents and analyzes the long-termdevelopment trends.We identify three different explanatory approaches for the decline in fertility according to which the various articles of the Journal related to this area are categorized. The paper also investigates fertility studies published by the Journal since the beginning. It points out that several articles anticipated subsequent research directions in the area of population economics at an early stage. In addition, significant contributions were made to improve and develop existing knowledge and understanding. Thus, the Journal has helped to expand the research area of population economics.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Titelei
- Inhalt / Contents
- Guest Editorial
- Abhandlungen / Original Papers
- On the Shoulders of Giants: Tracing Back the Intellectual Sources of the Current Debate on “GDP and Beyond” to the 19th Century
- Sustainability of Public Debt in Germany – Historical Considerations and Time Series Evidence
- Recurrent Price Index Problems and Some Early German Papers on Index Numbers
- From the Zollverein to the Economics of Regionalism
- The Relevance of Census Results for a Modern Society
- Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany
- Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy: Reflections on the Development over the last 150 Years
- Buchbesprechung / Book Review
