Single mothers working at night: Standard work and child care subsidies

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-250

  Tekin, Erdal ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33847779659     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2006.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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