Labour supply effects of informal caregiving in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-429

  Latif, Ehsan ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847006966     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/Q533-8847-3785-1360     Document Type: Article

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