Child care and work Absences: Trade-offs by type of care

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 239-254

  Gordon, Rachel A ^a   Kaestner, Robert ^a   Korenman, Sanders ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Families and work; Maternal employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649114343     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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