Disentangling how educational expansion did not increase women's age at union formation in Latin America from 1970 to 2000
BACKGROUND One of the most salient features of Latin American marriages over the last few decades is the stable timing of their union formation, despite educational expansion, the postponement of and retreat from marriage, and the increase in non-marital cohabitation. OBJECTIVE We examine why educat...
Main Authors: | Albert Esteve, Jeroen Spijker, Luis Ángel López-Ruiz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2013-01-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol28/3/ |
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