Cohabitation, marriage, and first birth: The interrelationship of family formation events in Spain

European Journal of Population

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-169

  Baizán, Pau ^a   Aassve, Arnstein ^b   Billari, Francesco C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

First birth; Selection effect; Simultaneous hazard model; Spain; Union formation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; COHABITATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MARRIAGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037904081     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023343001627     Document Type: Article

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