Social Norms, Family Policies, and Fertility Trends: Insights from a Comparative Study on the German-Speaking Region in Belgium
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Sebastian Klüsener ([email protected]) Karel Neels Michaela Kreyenfeld ([email protected]) Social Norms, Family Policies, and Fertility Trends: Insights from a Comparative Study on the German-Speaking Region in Belgium Max-Planck-Institut für demografi sche Forschung Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 1 · D-18057 Rostock · GERMANY Tel +49 (0) 3 81 20 81 0; Fax +49 (0) 3 81 20 81 202; http://www.demogr.mpg.de
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