Do downward private transfers enhance maternal labor supply? Evidence from around Europe

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 911-933

  Dimova, Ralitza ^a,b   Wolff, François Charles ^b,c,d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CNAV   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Financial transfers; Grandchild care; Labor participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955063612     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0305-0     Document Type: Article

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