Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective

Graziella Bertocchi () and Monica Bozzano

Center for Economic Research (RECent) from University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: In this study we review the literature on the origins and implications of family structure in historical perspective with a focus on Italian provinces. Furthermore we present newlycollected data on three of the main features of family structure: female mean age at marriage, the female celibacy rate, and the fraction of illegitimate births. The data are collected at the provincial level for 1871, the year of Italy's political unification. The analysis of the data allows us to confirm and quantify the geographic differentiation in family patterns across the country. We also illustrate the links between family structure and a set of socio-economic outcomes, in the short, medium, and long run.

Keywords: Family structure; Italian provinces; institutions; culture; development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 24
Date: 2016-10
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Chapter: Origins and Implications of Family Structure Across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective (2019)
Working Paper: Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective (2017)
Working Paper: Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective (2016)
Working Paper: Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective (2016)
Working Paper: Origins and Implications of Family Structure across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective (2016)
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