doi:10.1017/S0212610919000144engMarco-Gracia, Francisco J.FERTILITY CONTROL DUE TO SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC STRESS IN RURAL ARAGÓN (SPAIN), 1801–1909ART-2019-142480This paper deals with the permanent existence of deliberate fertility control arising from short-term economic stress among rural farm workers. The micro-level analysis uses the family reconstitution method for ten rural Spanish localities. The husband's socio-economic level is regarded as an indicator of the family's socio-economic status. According to the available data, human agency between 1801 and 1909 resulted in a negative fertility response among all farm groups, with this negative response being especially strong among the landless and semi-landless. The existence of a rapid fertility control response suggests that such control was a voluntary decision. Since the end of the 19thcentury, the number of economic shocks due to high prices has reduced.2019http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/15025710.1017/S0212610919000144http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/150257oai:zaguan.unizar.es:150257REVISTA DE HISTORIA ECONOMICA 39, 1 (2019), 129-155All rights reservedhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess