Productivity and wage effects of "family-friendly" fringe benefits

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-259+319

  Baughman, Reagan ^a   DiNardi, Daniela ^b   Holtz Eakin, Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family friendly organizations; Fringe benefits; Productivity; Surveys; USA; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141866704     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720310479723     Document Type: Review

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