Two period measures for comparing the fertility of marriage and cohabitation

<b>Background</b>: The diffusion of cohabitation and, presumably, of childbearing within cohabitation, inspires interest in measuring the respective contribution of childbearing within marriage and within cohabitation to overall fertility. However, there is no consensus on a proper way t...

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Main Authors: Benoît Laplante, Ana Laura Fostik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2015-02-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol32/14/