Relative and potential income and fertility
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Fertility and Income
There is an inverse association between income per adult and fertility among countries, and across households this inverse association is also often observed. Many studies find fertility is lower among better educated women and is often higher among women whose families own more land and assets. What do we know about the social consequences of events and policies that change fertility, if they ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Studies in Population
سال: 1982
ISSN: 1927-629X,0380-1489
DOI: 10.25336/p6hc8g