Births, debts and mirages: The impact of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and other factors on Australian fertility expectations

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-90

  Yu, Peng ^a   Kippen, Rebecca ^a   Chapman, Bruce ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Australia; Education costs; Fertility determinants; Fertility expectations; Higher education contribution scheme; Lifetime fertility; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIRTH RATE; EDUCATION; FERTILITY; HIGHER EDUCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35348843995     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03031879     Document Type: Article

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