The effect of household appliances on female labor force participation: Evidence from microdata

Labour Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-513

  Coen Pirani, Daniele ^a   León, Alexis ^b   Lugauer, Steven ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Female labor supply; Home production; Household appliances; J22

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953121770     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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