Public policies, women's employment after childbearing, and child well-being

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Washbrook, Elizabeth ^a   Ruhm, Christopher J ^b   Waldfogel, Jane ^c   Han, Wen Jui ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

child care subsidies; child outcomes; parental leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961199681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2938     Document Type: Article

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