Whose job instability affects the likelihood of becoming a parent in Italy? A tale of two partners

Demographic Research

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-62

  Vignoli, Daniele ^a   Drefahl, Sven ^b   De Santis, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84856599266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.2     Document Type: Article

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