Domestic work and the wage penalty for motherhood in West Germany

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 186-200

  Kühhirt, Michael ^a   Ludwig, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fixed Effects Models; Housework Division Of Labor; Income or Wages; Maternal Employment; Motherhood; Work Family Balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855812049     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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