A choice model of occupational status and fertility

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-300

  Hopcroft, Rosemary L ^a   Whitmeyer, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Mathematical modeling; Status attainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956978570     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.2010.485710     Document Type: Article

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