Fertility from a couple perspective: A test of competing decision rules on proceptive behaviour

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 535-548

  Bauer, Gerrit ^a   Kneip, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY   (Germany)

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EID: 84875256077     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr095     Document Type: Article

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