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The effects of motherhood timing on career path

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  • Amalia Miller, 2011. "The effects of motherhood timing on career path," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 24(3), pages 1071-1100, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:24:y:2011:i:3:p:1071-1100
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0296-x
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    Keywords

    Fertility timing; Female wages; Family gap; J31; J13; K31;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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