Socioeconomic status and fertility before, during, and after the demographic transition: An introduction

Demographic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-182

  Dribe, Martin ^a   Oris, Michel ^b   Pozzi, Lucia ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

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EID: 84906066877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.7     Document Type: Article

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