Italy's path to very low fertility: The adequacy of economic and second demographic transition theories

European Journal of Population

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-115

  Kertzer, David I ^a   White, Michael J ^a   Bernardi, Laura ^b   Gabrielli, Giuseppe ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic theories; Event history analysis; Fertility; Geographical differences; Italy; Social change; Unionformation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL THEORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62749103931     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-008-9159-5     Document Type: Article

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