A dynamic analysis of the effect of child care costs on the work decisions of low-income mothers with infants

Demography

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 139-164

  Baum II, Charles L ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DAY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036479978     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2002.0002     Document Type: Article

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