Labour force participation and marital fertility of Italian women: The role of education

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 525-554

  Bratti, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Education; Fertility; Italy; Labour force participation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347589244     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-003-0142-5     Document Type: Review

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