Maternity leave and children’s cognitive and behavioral development

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 373-391

  Baker, Michael ^a   Milligan, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development; Children; Cognitive development; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937191241     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: 14321475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-014-0529-5     Document Type: Article

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