Religious conservatism and women's market behavior following marriage and childbirth

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-629

  Glass, Jennifer ^a   Nath, Leda E ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Labor supply; Marriage; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745788358     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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