The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia

Sascha O. Becker1, Francesco Cinnirella2, Ludger Woessmann2
1Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
2Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Poschingerstr. 5, 81679 Munich, Germany

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