Employment, Motherhood, and School Continuation Decisions of Young White, Black, and Hispanic Women

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-158

  Ahituv, Avner ^a   Tienda, Marta ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842842977     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380405     Document Type: Article

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