Effects of parental leave and work hours on fathers' involvement with their babies

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-426

  Tanaka, Sakiko ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^a,b  

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

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Father involvement; Parental leave; Work hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048946672     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800701575069     Document Type: Article

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