Fertility in Advanced Societies: A Review of Research;La fécondité dans les sociétés avancées: Un examen des recherches

European Journal of Population

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-38

  Balbo, Nicoletta ^a   Billari, Francesco C ^b   Mills, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Determinants of fertility; Fertility quantum; Fertility tempo; Low fertility; Postponement

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FERTILITY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84874229627     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-012-9277-y     Document Type: Article

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