The opt-in revolution? Contraception and the gender gap in wages

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-254

  Bailey, Martha J ^a   Hershbein, Brad ^a   Miller, Amalia R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84866784775     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.3.225     Document Type: Article

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