The Impact of Family Policies on Fertility Trends in Developed Countries;L'influence des politiques familiales sur les tendances de la fécondité des pays développés

European Journal of Population

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 387-416

  Luci Greulich, Angela ^a   Thévenon, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Demographic economics; Family policies; Female employment; Fertility

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECONOMICS; FERTILITY; LABOR MARKET; OECD; PANEL DATA; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84889602564     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-013-9295-4     Document Type: Article

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