Measuring and explaining the baby boom in the developed world in the mid-twentieth century

<b>Background</b>: The early research on the baby boom tried to account for it as a logical recovery following the end of the Second World War (WWII). But it cannot be understood merely as a post-war phenomenon because its origins go back to the 1930s and early 1940s. <b>Objecti...

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Main Author: Jesús J. Sánchez-Barricarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2018-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol38/40/