The demand for child care quality: an hedonic price theory approach

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 683-710

  Hagy, Alison P ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDCARE; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; SERVICE QUALITY;

EID: 0031793642     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146338     Document Type: Article

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