Economic Insecurity and the Fertility Intentions of Italian Women with One Child

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-413

  Fiori, Francesca ^a   Rinesi, Francesca ^b   Pinnelli, Antonella ^c   Prati, Sabrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic insecurity; Fertility intentions; Italy; One child women

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; EMPLOYMENT; FERTILITY; WOMENS STATUS;

ITALY;

EID: 84877610545     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-013-9266-9     Document Type: Article

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