On causation in demography: Issues and illustrations

Population and Development Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-36

  Ní Bhrolcháin, Máire ^a   Dyson, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33847776752     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2007.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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