International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility

"This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...

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Main Author: Beine, Michel
Corporate Author: World Bank
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2009]
Series:Policy research working papers ; 4925
World Bank e-Library
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