A Cointegration Model of Age-Specific Fertility and Female Labor Supply in the United States

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 344-358

  McNown, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0242266459     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3648973     Document Type: Review

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