The added worker effect for married women in Australia

Economic Record

Volumn 87, Issue 278, 2011, Pages 414-426

  Gong, Xiaodong ^a  

^a Australian Treasury   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; MARRIAGE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84860414918     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2011.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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