What a difference a wife makes: The effect of women's hours of work on husbands' hourly earnings

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-18

  Blackaby, D H ^a   Carlin, P S ^a   Murphy, P D ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAGE LEVEL; WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT; WORKING HOURS;

EID: 0031858999     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00047     Document Type: Article

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