1. World Economic History Chapter 4 October 5, 2007

2. Fertility Chapter 4

3. Important points European fertility Asian fertility Modern forager societies fertility Fertility in the Malthusian model

4. Birth rate, married women (Europe before 1790)

5. European marriage pattern and fertility years % women

6. Birth rates, married women, outside Europe

7. Births per woman in modern forager societies

8. England vs. Japan Income per person Birth and death rates y Japan y England p. 89

9. In a few words… Fertility control was the norm in Malthusian societies Living standards stayed above the minimal subsistence level due to low fertility (due to customs and social norms)