Single women's labor supply elasticities: Trends and policy implications

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 146-168

  Bishop, Kelly ^b   Heim, Bradley ^a   Mihaly, Kata ^c  

^a United States Department of the Treasury   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350519039     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390906300108     Document Type: Article

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