Union Instability as an Engine of Fertility? A Microsimulation Model for France

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-195

  Thomson, Elizabeth ^a   Winkler Dworak, Maria ^b   Spielauer, Martin ^c   Prskawetz, Alexia ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fertility; France; Microsimulation; Union stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856530147     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0085-5     Document Type: Article

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