Home production and wages: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-178

  Hersch, Joni ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Home production; Housework; Lack of interest; Time use; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349229542     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9051-z     Document Type: Article

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