Can public policies sustain fertility in the Nordic countries? Lessons from the past and questions for the future

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 321-346

  Rønsen, Marit ^a   Skrede, Kari ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

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EID: 77952027356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.13     Document Type: Article

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