How the local supply of day-care centers influences fertility in Norway: A parity-specific approach

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-218

  Kravdal, Øystein ^a,b  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child care; Contextual variables; Fertility; Norway; Parity specific

Indexed keywords

CHILDCARE PROVISION; DAY CARE CENTRE; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; POPULATION FERTILITY;

NORWAY;

EID: 0030424879     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00127049     Document Type: Article

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