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Socioeconomic Factors Have Been the Major Driving Force of China’s Fertility Changes Since the Mid-1990s

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  • Zhongwei Zhao

    (Australian National University)

  • Guangyu Zhang

    (United Nations Population Division)

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  • Zhongwei Zhao & Guangyu Zhang, 2018. "Socioeconomic Factors Have Been the Major Driving Force of China’s Fertility Changes Since the Mid-1990s," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 55(2), pages 733-742, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:55:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s13524-018-0662-y
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