Do menstrual problems explain gender gaps in absenteeism and earnings?
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Keywords
Gender differentials; Absenteeism; Menstrual problems;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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