Spousal influences on parents' non-market time choices

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-394

  Connelly, Rachel ^a   Kimmel, Jean ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ATUS; Child care; Family decisionmaking; Housework time; Leisure; Propensity matching; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549098425     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9060-y     Document Type: Article

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