Labor force transitions after childbirth among five birth cohorts in Sweden

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-309

  Stanfors, Maria A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fertility; Gender; Labor force transitions; Longitudinal analysis; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744785960     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9015-x     Document Type: Article

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