Shocking labor supply: A reassessment of the role of world war II on women's labor supply

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-262

  Goldin, Claudia ^a   Olivetti, Claudia ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 84879075816     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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