Origins and Implications of Family Structure Across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective

24 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2016

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Graziella Bertocchi

Università di Modena; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Monica Bozzano

University of Milan

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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 newly-collected 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

JEL Classification: J12, N33, O1, Z1

Suggested Citation

Bertocchi, Graziella and Bozzano, Monica, Origins and Implications of Family Structure Across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10327, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2864827 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2864827

Graziella Bertocchi (Contact Author)

Università di Modena; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)

Rome, 00187
Italy

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 7 / 9
Bonn, D-53072
Germany

Monica Bozzano

University of Milan ( email )

Via Festa del Perdono, 7
Milan, 20122
Italy

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