Cultural change as learning: The evolution of female labor force participation over a century

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 472-500

  Fernández, Raquel ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84873279799     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.1.472     Document Type: Article

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