The impact of children on women's paid work

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-512

  Paull, Gillian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37849186804     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2006.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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