Labor supply, the family and poverty: The S-shaped labor supply curve

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-458

  Dessing, Maryke ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Development; Gender; Labor supply; Philippines; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036338989     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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