Maternity leave and the employment of new mothers in the United States

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 331-349

  Berger, Lawrence M ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternity leave; Women's employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042578342     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-003-0159-9     Document Type: Article

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