Working mothers and sons' preferences regarding female labor supply: Direct evidence from stated preferences

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-130

  Kawaguchi, Daiji ^a   Miyazaki, Junko ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Intage Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female labor supply; Japan; Social norm

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349160131     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-007-0175-2     Document Type: Article

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