Informal home care and labor-force participation of household members

Empirical Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 959-979

  Meng, Annika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Informal care; Labor supply

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84875231132     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-011-0537-1     Document Type: Article

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