Child care costs and lone mothers' employment rates: UK evidence

Manchester School

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-147

  Jenkins, Stephen P ^a   Symons, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039569292     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00238     Document Type: Article

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