Has social security influenced family formation and fertility in OECD countries? An economic and econometric analysis

Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-120

  Ehrlich, Isaac ^a,b   Kim, Jinyoung ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

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EID: 85013600112     PISSN: 13892827     EISSN: 2210495X     Source Type: Journal    
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