Employment after motherhood: A European comparison

Labour Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-123

  Gutiérrez Domènech, Maria ^a  

^a BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Employment transitions; Motherhood; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144272163     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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