Parental leave and child allowances: Attitudes, preferences and possible impact

Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 347-371

  Stropnik, Nada ^a   Sambt, Jože ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Child allowance; Fertility impact; Parental love; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CHILD WELFARE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL CARE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 36849059734     PISSN: 13302965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3935/rsp.v14i3.714     Document Type: Article

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