Fathers' Childcare: The Differences Between Participation and Amount of Time

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-213

  Reich, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Censoring; Childcare; Fatherhood; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900436833     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-013-9359-y     Document Type: Article

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