"The motherhood wage gap for women in the United States: The importance of college and fertility delay"

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-48

  Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina ^a   Kimmel, Jean ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child bearing postponement; College education; Family pay gap; Fertility delay; Mother's wages; Motherhood wage gap; Wage penalty

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344389760     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-004-0978-9     Document Type: Article

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