Do single mothers face greater constraints to workforce participation in non-metropolitan areas?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-161

  Mills, Bradford F ^a   Hazarika, Gautam ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Rural labor markets; Single mothers; Workforce participation

Indexed keywords

FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; LABOR PARTICIPATION; RURAL AREA; SINGLE PARENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0037324623     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00109     Document Type: Article

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