Infant health and the labor supply of mothers

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-139

  Blau, David M ^a,b,c   Guilkey, David K ^a,b,c   Popkin, Barry M ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Economics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL LABOUR SUPPLY; WOMEN'S LABOUR;

EID: 0030478858     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146044     Document Type: Article

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