Motherhood and women's earnings in Anglo-American, Continental European, and Nordic Countries

Feminist Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-91

  Sigle Rushton, Wendy ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Gender; JEL Codes: J18, J1, J; Labor market; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247391888     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700601184849     Document Type: Review

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