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Preschool Quality and Women’s Off-Farm Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China

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  • Li, Shaoping
  • Liu, Chengfang
  • Chen, Kevin
  • Luo, Renfu
  • Yu, Yanying
  • Wang, Xinyu

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  • Li, Shaoping & Liu, Chengfang & Chen, Kevin & Luo, Renfu & Yu, Yanying & Wang, Xinyu, 2021. "Preschool Quality and Women’s Off-Farm Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315016, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315016
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