Family policy and fertility: Fathers' and mothers' use of parental leave and continued childbearing in norway and sweden

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-57

  Duvander, Ann Zofie ^a   Lappegård, Trude ^b   Andersson, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family policy; Fertility; Gender equality; Norway; Parental leave; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GENDER RELATIONS; INCENTIVE; PARENTAL CARE; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 76249105100     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928709352541     Document Type: Article

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