THE FAMILY GAP IN PAY: EVIDENCE FROM SEVEN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES

Research in Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2003, Pages 369-413

  Harkness, Susan ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^a  

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EID: 16344362444     PISSN: 01479121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9121(03)22012-4     Document Type: Review

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