In and out of the labour market: Long-term income consequences of child-related interruptions to women's paid work

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 411-429

  Phipps, Shelley ^a   Burton, Peter ^a   Lethbridge, Lynn ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001519434     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00081     Document Type: Article

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