The impact of perceived costs and rewards of childbearing on entry into parenthood: Evidence from a panel study

European Journal of Population

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-391

  Liefbroer, Aart C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fertility; Panel data; Value of children

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; COST; FERTILITY;

EID: 31044451261     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-005-2610-y     Document Type: Article

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