Increasing the length of parents' birth-related leave: The effect on children's long-term educational outcomes

Labour Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-100

  Rasmussen, Astrid Würtz ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child outcomes; Maternity leave; Parental leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849084560     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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