Generations and Gender Survey (GGS): Towards a better understanding of relationships and processes in the life course

Demographic Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages 389-440

  Vikat, Andres ^a   Spéder, Zsolt ^b   Beets, Gijs ^c   Billari, Francesco C ^d   Bühler, Christoph ^e   Désesquelles, Aline ^f   Fokkema, Tineke ^c   Hoem, Jan M ^e   MacDonald, Alphonse ^a   Neyer, Gerda ^e   Pailhé, Ariane ^f   Pinnelli, Antonella ^g   Solaz, Anne ^f  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   (Switzerland)

^b Hungarian Central Statistical Office   (Hungary)

^c NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 36749036120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.14     Document Type: Article

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