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Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations?

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  • Barbara Wolfe
  • Robert Haveman
  • Karen Pence
  • Jonathan Schwabish

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  • Barbara Wolfe & Robert Haveman & Karen Pence & Jonathan Schwabish, 2007. "Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 20(1), pages 73-100, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:20:y:2007:i:1:p:73-100
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-006-0109-4
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    Keywords

    Teen births; Nonmarital fertility; Family planning; J13; J10;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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