Women's employment and fertility: A welfare regime paradox

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-117

  Hilgeman, Christin ^a   Butts, Carter T ^b  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Fertility; Welfare states; Women's employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 58149470800     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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