Gender difference in suicide, household production and unemployment

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2495-2504

  Chung, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649687521     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840802599446     Document Type: Article

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