Motherhood delay and the human capital of the next generation

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-158

  Miller, Amalia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 73849149852     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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