On the Relationship Between Fertility and Wealth: Evidence from Widow Suicides (Satis) in Early Colonial India

Evidence on the pre-modern relationship between wealth and fertility has so far almost entirely relied upon data from Europe. We use British colonial records from early 19th-century India on widow suicides (satis) to show that there is a robust positive relationship between income and fertility.

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Year of publication:	2013-02
Authors:	Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra ; Green, Elliott
Institutions:	Centre for Globalisation Research (CGR), School of Business Management
Subject:	fertility \| wealth \| early colonial India

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Series:	Working Papers. - ISSN 1755-5892.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 41
Classification:	J45 - Public Sector Labor Markets ; H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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