Why are mothers working longer hours in Austria than in Germany? a comparative microsimulation analysis

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 463-495

  Dearing, Helene ^a   Hofer, Helmut ^a   Lietz, Christine ^a   Winter Ebmer, Rudolf ^a,b,c,d   Wrohlich, Katharina ^c,e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^e DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 38349158684     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2007.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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