How does parental leave affect fertility and return to work? Evidence from two natural experiments

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1363-1402

  Lalive, Rafael ^b   Zweimüller, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 72449173044     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1363     Document Type: Article

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