The socioeconomic consequences of young women's childbearing: Reconciling disparate evidence

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 547-565

  Ribar, David C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Siblings models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241635     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050113     Document Type: Article

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