Balancing family and work: The effect of cash benefits for working mothers

Labour Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1127-1142

  Sánchez Mangas, Rocio ^a   Sánchez Marcos, Virginia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c Foundation for Applied Economic Research FEDEA   (Spain)

Author keywords

C51; Child care benefit; Difference in differences in differences estimation; Female participation; J13; J18; Policy evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549144032     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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