Children and female labour supply behaviour

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1303-1310

  Xie, Xiaodi ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION; WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031421082     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036849700000020     Document Type: Article

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