Does informal eldercare impede women' s employment? the case of European welfare states

Feminist Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-144

  Kotsadam, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

European welfare states; Female labor supply; Informal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957454990     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2010.543384     Document Type: Article

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