An econometric and neoclassical analysis of the timing and spacing of births in Canada from 1950 to 1990

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-51

  Merrigan, Philip ^a   St Pierre, Yvan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility; Life cycle; Multiple spell hazards; Non parametric heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220186     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050057     Document Type: Article

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