Plausibly Exogenous [1947] - Fertility Policy (06/02/2025)

LHS Variable
Fertility

RHS Variable
Social policies

Source of Exogenous Variation
After World War I Germany was compelled to cede the Eupen–Malmedy territory to Belgium. The population of this region has retained its German linguistic identity, but has been subject to Belgian social policies.

- Klusener, Neels, and Kreyenfeld (2013), “Family policies and the Western European fertility divide: Insights from a natural experiment in Belgium”