Motherhood, labor force behavior, and women's careers: An empirical assessment of the wage penalty for motherhood in Britain, Germany, and the United States

Demography

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 341-369

  Gangl, Markus ^a   Ziefle, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249163930     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0056     Document Type: Article

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