Should governments in Europe be more aggressive in pushing for gender equality to raise fertility? The second "NO"

Demographic Research

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 225-250

  Neyer, Gerda ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 79955634153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.24.10     Document Type: Article

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