Why does Sweden have such high fertility?

By current European standards, Sweden has had a relatively high fertility in recent decades. During the 1980s and 1990s, the annual Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for Sweden undulated considerably around a level just under 1.8, which is a bit lower than the corresponding level in France and well above t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jan M. Hoem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2005-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/22/