Do parents coordinate their work schedules a comparison of Dutch, Flemish, and Italian dual-earner households

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-617

  Carriero, Renzo ^b   Ghysels, Joris ^a   Van Klaveren, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 70349593728     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn077     Document Type: Article

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