The impact of social policy on fertility: Evidence from Switzerland

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-77

  Bonoli, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child care; Demography; Family benefits; Fertility; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; BIRTH RATE; CHILD CARE; FERTILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849025800     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928707081074     Document Type: Article

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