Child-care policy and the labor supply of mothers with young children: A natural experiment from Canada

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 519-548

  Lefebvre, Pierre ^a   Merrigan, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 46449092228     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587760     Document Type: Article

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