Employment after childbearing and women's subsequent labour force participation: Evidence from the British 1958 birth cohort

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-348

  Joshi, Heather ^a   Macran, Susan ^b   Dex, Shirley ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Labor force participation; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030305447     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050021     Document Type: Article

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