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Where Are the Babies? Labor Market Conditions and Fertility in Europe

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ID11295101
AuthorsAlicia Adserà, Alı́cia Adserà (0000-0001-7146-2825, Princeton University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume27
Issue1
Pages1-32
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0168-6577 • E-ISSN: 1572-9885
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10680-010-9222-x
PMID23580794
PMCIDPMC3620442
OpenAlexW1647816935
LanguageEN
Citations received120
References cited73

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