Understanding demographic transitions : an overview of French historical statistics / Claude Diebolt, Faustine Perrin.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgment; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; References; Chapter 1: Evolutions of Demographic Behavior; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Demographic Transition; 1.2.1 Evolution of Mortality Levels; 1.2.2 Evolution of Fertility Levels; 1.2.3 Natural Balance of Mortality and Fertility; 1.3 Changing Patterns of Demographic Behavior; 1.3.1 Marriage Pattern; 1.3.1.1 Celibacy; 1.3.1.2 Age at First Marriage; 1.3.1.3 Illegitimate Births; 1.3.2 Birth Limitation; 1.3.2.1 Early Contraception: Birth Control; 1.3.2.2 Birth Intervals Between Rich and Poor.
- 1.3.2.3 Women Age at Last Birth1.4 Transformations of the French Demographic Landscape; 1.4.1 Geographical Distribution of Fertility Rates; 1.4.2 Explaining Geographical Differences in Fertility Decline; 1.4.2.1 Specific Initial Demographic Characteristics; Mortality; Sex Ratio; 1.4.2.2 Fertility Regulation; Malthusianism: ̀̀Adaptation-́́Traditional Mean/Mechanism of Control; Birth Control: ̀̀Innovation Diffusion-́́Modern Mean of Control; 1.4.2.3 Explaining Geographic Differences in Marriage Pattern; Role of the Religion; Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
- Family Structure and Inheritance SystemSpeed of Diffusion; 1.5 Conclusion; Appendix A; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Changes in the Labor Force; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Evolution of the Female Labor Force; 2.2.1 General Characteristics of the Labor Force Participation by Gender Since 1806; 2.2.1.1 The Expansion of the Female Labor Force Participation; 2.2.1.2 Changes in the Labor Force by Sectors; 2.2.1.3 Transformation of the Social Structure of the Labor Force; 2.2.2 Life Cycle Labor Force Participation; 2.2.2.1 Female Labor Force by Marital Status; 2.2.2.2 Female Labor Force by Age.
- 2.2.2.3 Impact of Variations in Labor Force2.2.3 Regional Dynamics of the Labor force; 2.3 General Characteristics of the Gender Gap; 2.3.1 The Gender Gap in Earnings and Occupations; 2.3.1.1 The Gender Gap in Occupations; Female-to-Male Labor Force Participation; Occupational Segregation by Branch; Occupational Distribution Between Genders; The Labor Force Gap by Age; 2.3.1.2 The Gender Gap in Earnings over the Long Run; Hourly Wages in Manufacturing; Female-to-Male Earnings; Gender Pay Gap by Industry Type; 2.3.2 Regional Dynamics of the Gender Gap; 2.3.2.1 Gender Differences in Occupations.
- Labor Force by SectorIndustrial Specialization; Gender Gap; 2.3.2.2 Gender Differences in Earnings; Agriculture; Industry; Gender Wage Gap; 2.3.2.3 Productivity Versus Customs; 2.4 Conclusion; Appendix B; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Increasing Educational Investments; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Characteristics of the Evolution of the Female Human Capital; 3.2.1 Overview of Literacy Rates by Marital Status in 1851; 3.2.1.1 Age-Heaping and Literacy; Data and Methodology; 3.2.1.2 Gender Differences in Age-Heaping; By Class of Age; 3.2.2 The Gradual Expansion of Schooling.