On childcare as a support for maternal employment wages and hours

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 819-834

  Bub, Kristen L ^a   McCartney, Kathleen ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MOTHERS EDUCATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 10944255792     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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