The pill and partnerships: The impact of the birth control pill on cohabitation

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-52

  Christensen, Finn ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth control pill; Cohabitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955162995     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0344-6     Document Type: Article

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