Maternal employment and child care decision

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 61, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages

  Coneus, Katja ^a   Goeggel, Kathrin ^a   Muehler, Grit ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; MATERNAL CARE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 65449152234     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpn047     Document Type: Article

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