The incredible shrinking elasticities: Married female labor supply, 1978-2002

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 881-918

  Heim, Bradley T ^a  

^a Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ELASTICITY; DEMOGRAPHY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR SUPPLY; WAGE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 37349061392     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.4.881     Document Type: Article

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