caa a22 4500 477055133 CHVBK 20180405111345.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960801xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/2061762 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.2307/2061762 The effects of temperature on human fertility [Elektronische Daten] [David Lam, Jeffrey Miron] Monthly birth and temperature data for a variety of states and countries are used to estimate the effect of short-run temperature fluctuations on fertility. Regressions of monthly births on a flexible specification of lagged monthly temperature show that temperature has quantitatively important effects on both seasonal and nonseasonal variation in births. Summer temperature extremes reduce conceptions in the southern United States, explaining a substantial part of the observed seasonal birth pattern. Extreme cold shows no evidence of affecting conceptions. The results also show significant seasonality in births even after accounting for temperature. Controls for monthly temperature do not explain the persistent spring peak in births in northern Europe. This finding suggests that other factors play an important role. Population Association of America, 1996 Lam David Department of Economics and Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI aut Miron Jeffrey Department of Economics, Boston University, USA aut Demography Springer-Verlag 33/3(1996-08-01), 291-305 0070-3370 33:3<291 1996 33 13524 https://doi.org/10.2307/2061762 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/2061762 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lam David Department of Economics and Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Miron Jeffrey Department of Economics, Boston University, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Demography Springer-Verlag 33/3(1996-08-01), 291-305 0070-3370 33:3<291 1996 33 13524 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer