The effects of aggregate and gender-specific labor demand shocks on child health

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 37-78

  Page, Marianne ^a   Schaller, Jessamyn ^b   Simon, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GENDER; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 85062645833     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/JHR.54.1.0716.8045R     Document Type: Article

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