The effect of family structure on parents' child care time in the United States and the United Kingdom

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-384

  Kalenkoski, Charlene M ^a   Ribar, David C ^b   Stratton, Leslie S ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Family structure; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549005565     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-007-9017-y     Document Type: Article

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