The impact of cash-benefit reform on parents' labour force participation

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 369-383

  Naz, Ghazala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cash benefits; Public policy; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042666567     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-003-0157-y     Document Type: Article

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