Child care costs and the employment decision of women: Canadian evidence

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 132-148

  Cleveland, Gordon ^a   Gunderson, Morley ^a   Hyatt, Douglas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDCARE; EMPLOYMENT DECISION; GENDER STUDY; WOMEN'S LABOUR;

CANADA;

EID: 0029800047     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136155     Document Type: Article

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