Why do English-speaking countries have relatively high fertility?

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-273

  McDonald, Peter ^a   Moyle, Helen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Costs of children; English speaking countries; Low fertility; Value of children; Welfare regimes; Work and family

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRACY; EMPLOYMENT; FERTILITY; GENDER ROLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKPLACE;

EUROPE;

EID: 79953215226     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-010-9043-0     Document Type: Article

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