Reversals in the Patterns of Women's Labor Supply in the U.S., 1976-2009
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Keywords
effect of children on women's labor force participation; women's labor force participation; women's labor supply; opt-out revolution; women's own-wage elasticities;All these keywords.
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- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
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