The direct impact of maternity benefits on leave taking: Evidence from complete fertility histories

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-67

  Brugiavini, Agar ^a   Pasini, Giacomo ^a,c   Trevisan, Elisabetta ^b,c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA   (Italy)

^c NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female labour supply; Job continuity; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY LEAVE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL LEAVE; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84872397067     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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