Human capital attainment and female labor force participation - The Kerala Puzzle

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 779-798

  Mitra, Aparna ^a   Singh, Pooja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 33748711626     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2006.11506945     Document Type: Review

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