Connecting the demographic dots: Geographic mobility and birth intentions

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1622-1651

  Myers, Scott M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fertility; geographic mobility; human capital; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649258953     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10365302     Document Type: Article

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