A new parametric model for fitting fertility curves

Population Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-310

  Bermudez S ^a,b   Blanquero, R ^c   Hernandez J A ^a   Planelles, J ^a  

^a Inst de Estadistica de Andalucia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

age specific fertility rates; fertility curve; Weibull function

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 84867559058     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2012.695802     Document Type: Article

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