Family formation in France: Individual preferences and subsequent outcomes

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 41-75

  Testa, Maria Rita ^a   Toulemon, Laurent ^b  

^a VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

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EID: 34548797007     PISSN: 17284414     EISSN: 17285305     Source Type: Journal    
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