Can education subsidy reverse falling fertility? The case of Taiwan

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1677-1698

  Keng, Shao Hsun ^a   Sheu, Sheng Jang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; INFLATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84857837874     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.609585     Document Type: Article

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