Family policy and couples' labour supply: An empirical assessment

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1631-1660

  Guest, Ross ^a   Parr, Nick ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Family benefits; Labour supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884974763     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-012-0421-0     Document Type: Article

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