Women's wages and childbearing decisions: Evidence from Italy

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 549-578

  Rondinelli, Concetta ^a   Aassve, Arnstein ^b   Billari, Francesco C ^b  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 77952129022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.19     Document Type: Article

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