A new approach to explaining fertility patterns: Preference theory

Population and Development Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-374

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BIRTH RATE; LIFESTYLE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242307012     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2003.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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