Does housework matter anymore? The shifting impact of housework on economic inequality

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Zick, Cathleen D ^a,b   Bryant, W Keith ^c   Srisukhumbowornchai, Sivithee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic inequality; Housework; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349089496     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-007-9020-3     Document Type: Article

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