Why is fertility lower in wealthier countries? The role of relaxed fertility-selection

Population and Development Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-126

  Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 17644423066     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2005.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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