The effects of motherhood timing on career path

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1071-1100

  Miller, Amalia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family gap; Female wages; Fertility timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955072667     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0296-x     Document Type: Article

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