Household childcare choices and women's work behavior in Russia

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1094-1115

  Lokshin, Michael ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 11844256905     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3559040     Document Type: Article

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