Effect of mortality on marriage and fertility in Belgium, Germany and Sweden, 1700-1930 KU Leuven
The study aims to analyse, based on historical data, the sociological and bio-evolutionary effects on long-term fertility trends in the 19th and early 20th century. In a first stage, this research will investigate the difference between the illegitimacy rate in rural and urban areas in Flanders (Belgium) and the reproductive outcome of illegitimate children. In a second stage, the research will focus on the influence of Y-DNA haplogroups on ...