Child care costs as a barrier to employment for single and married mothers

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-294

  Kimmel, Jean ^a  

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EID: 0032258536     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465398557384     Document Type: Article

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