Child labor and the labor supply of other household members: Evidence from 1920 America

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1788-1801

  Manacorda, Marco ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847649648     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.5.1788     Document Type: Review

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