This paper studies the effect of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic on fertility using a historical dataset from Sweden. Our results suggest an immediate reduction in fertility driven by morbidity, and additional behavioral effects driven by mortality.
Economics and Human Biology
Disease and Fertility: Evidence from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Sweden
Journal Article
Reference
Boberg-Fazlić, Nina, Maryna Ivets, Martin Karlsson and Therese Nilsson (2021). “Disease and Fertility: Evidence from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Sweden”. Economics and Human Biology 43, 101020. doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101020
Boberg-Fazlić, Nina, Maryna Ivets, Martin Karlsson and Therese Nilsson (2021). “Disease and Fertility: Evidence from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Sweden”. Economics and Human Biology 43, 101020. doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101020
Authors
Nina Boberg-Fazlić,
Maryna Ivets,
Martin Karlsson,
Therese Nilsson
