Does paying child support reduce men's subsequent marriage and fertility?

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-96

  Anderson, Kermyt G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Fertility; Marriage; Mating effort; Paternal investment; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551682222     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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