The postponement of childbearing in Europe: Driving forces and implications

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-17

  Billari, Francesco C ^a   Liefbroer, Aart C ^b,c   Philipov, Dimiter ^d  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

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EID: 34548780192     PISSN: 17284414     EISSN: 17285305     Source Type: Journal    
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