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The impact of flexibility at work on fertility

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  • Bernt Bratsberg

    (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)

  • Selma Walther

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

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  • Bernt Bratsberg & Selma Walther, 2024. "The impact of flexibility at work on fertility," IFS Working Papers W24/27, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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