Religion as a determinant of marital fertility

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-196

  Lehrer, Evelyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Marriage; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306422     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050013     Document Type: Article

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