Generalised morality and contemporary fertility dynamics across European regions
研究了广义道德（尊重、服从、信任等文化特质）如何影响2000-2014年间欧洲177个地区的生育率变化，发现它在教育扩张和经济衰退中起调节作用。
This study focuses on the concept of generalised morality (GM), a cultural trait measured with the values of respect, obedience, generalised trust and control. Since GM drives economic prosperity and the way nations organise their welfare, we investigate how it matters for contemporary fertility trends. We consider the period between 2000 and 2014, when divergent fertility trends in Europe arose and the Great Recession took place. Using Eurostat and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data for 177 regions in 23 European countries, we demonstrate that GM plays a moderating role with educational expansion and when there is a global shock – here the Great Recession.