How well do government and employer policies support working parents?

Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 309-321

  Ruhm, Christopher J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 34548699843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410613523     Document Type: Chapter

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