Part-time versus full-time work and child care costs: Evidence for married mothers

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-511

  Powell, Lisa M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDCARE; LABOUR SUPPLY; MARRIED MOTHERS; WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0031860496     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498325769     Document Type: Article

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