Childrearing responsibility and stepfamily fertility in Finland and Austria

European Journal of Population

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Vikat, Andres ^a   Thomson, Elizabeth ^b   Prskawetz, Alexia ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Austria; Childrearing; Differential fertility; Finland; Stepfamily

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD CARE; COHABITATION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1642447825     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUJP.0000014536.56286.41     Document Type: Article

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