Motherhood and female labor supply in the developing world: Evidence from infertility shocks

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 800-826

  Agüero, Jorge M ^a   Marks, Mindy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FAMILY STRUCTURE; INFERTILITY; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84855527227     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.4.800     Document Type: Article

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