The causal relationship between African American fertility and female labor supply: Policy implications

Review of Black Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-88

  Cheng, Benjamin S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347585400     PISSN: 00346446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02690069     Document Type: Article

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