The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes and its Implications for Female Labour Force Participation

Economica

Volumn 80, Issue 318, 2013, Pages 219-247

  Farré, Lídia ^a   Vella, Francis ^b  

^a BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EDUCATION; GENDER ROLE; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84874973568     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecca.12008     Document Type: Article

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