Do child-care characteristics influence continued child bearing in Sweden? An investigation of the quantity, quality, and price dimension

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-418

  Andersson, Gunnar ^a   Duvander, Ann Zofie ^b   Hank, Karsten ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b National Social Insurance Board   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBEARING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 3042807704     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928704046881     Document Type: Article

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