Consequences of family policies on childbearing behavior: Effects or artifacts?

Population and Development Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-724

  Neyer, Gerda ^a   Andersson, Gunnar ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 57549116631     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2008.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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