Does Economic Advancement 'Cause' a Re-increase in Fertility? An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries (1960-2007)

European Journal of Population

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-221

  Luci Greulich, Angela ^a   Thévenon, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Economic development; Female employment; Fertility

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; OECD; SURVIVAL; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84901648805     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-013-9309-2     Document Type: Article

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