Perspective Article: The impact of Nordic countries' family friendly policies on employment, wages, and children

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-89

  Datta Gupta, Nabanita ^a,b   Smith, Nina ^b,c   Verner, Mette ^c  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b ZA   (Germany)

^c AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child care; Family friendly policies; Female labour force participation; Nordic countries; Parental leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349097777     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-007-9023-0     Document Type: Article

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