Effects of early maternal employment on maternal health and well-being

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 285-301

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a,d   Markowitz, Sara ^b,d   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family leave; Maternal employment; Maternal health; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868101988     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-012-0437-5     Document Type: Article

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