The Financial Costs of Caring in the British Labour Market: Is There a Wage Penalty for Workers in Caring Occupations?

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 104-123

  Barron, David N ^a   West, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874203615     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2011.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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