Are women's employment and fertility histories interdependent? An examination of causal order using event history analysis

Social Science Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 376-401

  Budig, Michelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0042353685     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(03)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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