Social class and net fertility before, during, and after the demographic transition: A micro-level analysis of Sweden 1880-1970

Demographic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 429-464

  Dribe, Martin ^a   Scalone, Francesco ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 84897818997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.15     Document Type: Article

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