Economic complexity and fertility: insights from a low fertility country

Niccolò Innocenti, Daniele Vignoli and Luciana Lazzeretti

Regional Studies, 2021, vol. 55, issue 8, 1388-1402

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between a new indicator of economic context, economic complexity (EC), and fertility change in Italian provinces between 2006 and 2015. We hypothesize that the level of EC is associated with fertility as it reflects a territory’s capacity to innovate, grow and create job opportunities. The results illustrate a clear positive association between EC and fertility change across Italian provinces for the period considered, net of traditional fertility predictors. Those areas that stand at the frontiers of EC are also more likely to dominate and adapt to the negative consequences of globalization.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1896695

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