Public schooling for young children and maternal labor supply

American Economic Review

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 307-322

  Gelbach, Jonah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0038893529     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282802760015748     Document Type: Article

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