On the changing correlation between fertility and female employment over space and time

European Journal of Population

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-62

  Engelhardt, Henriette ^a   Prskawetz, Alexia ^a  

^a VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cross country correlation; Female employment; Fertility; OECD comparison; Time series

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; OECD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642447817     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUJP.0000014543.95571.3b     Document Type: Article

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