A coordination model of the sexual division of labor

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-153

  Hadfield, Gillian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coordination games; Household production; Human capital; Organization of production; Sexual division of labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033211654     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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