Dual tracks: Part-time work in life-cycle employment for British women

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 907-931

  Connolly, Sara ^a   Gregory, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female labour supply; Life cycle; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953083298     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0249-4     Document Type: Article

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