Lowest-low fertility: Signs of a recovery in Italy?

Demographic Research

Volumn 21, Issue , 2009, Pages 681-718

  Caltabiano, Marcantonio ^a   Castiglioni, Maria ^b   Rosina, Alessandro ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d Carlo F Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics   (Italy)

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EID: 77951987817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.23     Document Type: Article

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