Patterns of low and lowest-low fertility in Europe

Population Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-176

  Billari, Francesco C ^a,b   Kohler, Hans Peter ^c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort fertility; Convergence; Europe; Labour force participation; Low fertility; Marriage

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CONVERGENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MARRIAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3042780169     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472042000213695     Document Type: Article

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