Does welfare reform affect fertility? Evidence from the UK

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 245-266

  Brewer, Mike ^a   Ratcliffe, Anita ^b   Smith, Sarah ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955166014     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0332-x     Document Type: Article

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