Dynamics of a household norm in female labour supply

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 823-841

  Vendrik, Maarten C M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female labour supply; Non linear dynamics; Optimal adjustment; Social custom; Social norm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037332718     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(01)00073-2     Document Type: Article

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