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How does the stork delegate work? Childbearing and the gender division of paid and unpaid labour

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  • Marc Frenette, 2011. "How does the stork delegate work? Childbearing and the gender division of paid and unpaid labour," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 24(3), pages 895-910, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:24:y:2011:i:3:p:895-910
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0307-y
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    Fertility; Paid work; Unpaid work; J13; J16; J22;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • 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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