Childcare use and parents' labour suppy in Australia

Australian Economic Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-295

  Kalb, Guyonne ^a   Lee, Wangsheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 65249154270     PISSN: 0004900X     EISSN: 14678454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8454.2008.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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