The Long-Term Effects of Early and Recent Maternal Employment on a Child's Academic Achievement

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-60

  Baum, Charles L ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Maternal employment; Maternal labor supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347603877     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03255461     Document Type: Review

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