Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences

Population Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-335

  Bongaarts, John ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing world; Fertility; Fertility differentials; Preferences; Transition

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT;

EID: 0344552261     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472032000137835     Document Type: Article

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