Labor force exit decisions of new mothers

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-414

  Hotchkiss, Julie L ^a,b   Pitts, M Melinda ^a   Walker, Mary Beth ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Labor force participation; Labor market exit decisions; Labor supply; Opt out

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051923539     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-010-9114-1     Document Type: Article

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