Is self-reported disability status endogenous to labour force status?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-464

  Cai, Lixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 61849116337     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850601018692     Document Type: Article

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