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Socialized Healthcare and Women’s Fertility Decisions

Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin and Aydogan Ulker
Journal of Human Resources, May 2023, 58 (3) 1028-1055; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.1.0419-10155R3

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Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker
Journal of Human Resources May 2023, 58 (3) 1028-1055; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.59.1.0419-10155R3
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