The fertility and women' s labor force participation puzzle in oecd countries: The role of men' s home production

Feminist Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-119

  de Laat, Joost ^a   Sevilla Sanz, Almudena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; Fertility; Housework; Social externality; Time use; Women's labor force participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957522061     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2011.573484     Document Type: Article

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