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SUMMARY:Inheritance\, demographics\, and economic development
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ol
 d Theatre\, Old Building)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 21 May 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerProfessor Paula GobbiC
 hairProfessor Sara HorrellInheritance institutions shape family structures
  and demographic decisions\, with enduring implications for economic devel
 opment. This lecture describes how inheritance rules affect fertility\, ma
 rriage\, and migration decisions in historical and development contexts.Me
 et our speaker and chairPaula Gobbi is a professor at the Université Libr
 e de Bruxelles (ECARES) and a CEPR Research Fellow. Her research fields ar
 e Demographic Economics\, Economic History\, Development and Growth.Sara H
 orrell is Head of the Department of Economic History at LSE and her resear
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