Choice of study discipline and the postponement of motherhood in Europe: The impact of expected earnings, gender composition, and family attitudes

Demography

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-458

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 77952916804     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0108     Document Type: Article

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