Gains from Trade and Specialization: The Division of Work in Married Couple Households

Women, Family, and Work: Writings on the Economics of Gender

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 65-84

  Stratton, Leslie S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic factors; Households; Married couple; Specialization; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646735690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755648.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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