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Rudimentary Contraceptive Methods and the American Transition to Marital Fertility Control, 1855-1915

In: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth

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  • Warren Sanderson

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  • Paul David & Warren Sanderson, 1986. "Rudimentary Contraceptive Methods and the American Transition to Marital Fertility Control, 1855-1915," NBER Chapters, in: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, pages 307-390, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Warren Sanderson, 1979. "Quantitative aspects of marriage, fertility and family limitation in nineteenth century America: Another application of the coale specifications," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 16(3), pages 339-358, August.
    2. Douglas Anderton & Lee Bean, 1985. "Birth spacing and fertility limitation: a behavioral analysis of a nineteenth century frontier population," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 22(2), pages 169-183, May.
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