Slovenia: Generous family policy without evidence of any fertility impact

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1019-1058

  Stropnik, Nada ^a   Šircelj, Milivoja ^b  

^a Institute for Economic Research   (Slovenia)

^b Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia   (Slovenia)

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EID: 46849108458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.26     Document Type: Article

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