Voluntary childlessness: A review of the evidence and implications

Population Research and Policy Review - Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 203-224 - 1982
David E. Bloom1, Anne R. Pebley2
1Dept. of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
2Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, USA

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