Effects of early life family events on women's late life labour market behaviour: An analysis of the relationship between childbearing and retirement in Western Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-198

  Hank, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 7444266796     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jch017     Document Type: Review

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