The New Life Cycle of Women's Employment: Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middles, Expanding Tops
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- Claudia Goldin & Joshua W. Mitchell, 2016. "The New Lifecycle of Women's Employment: Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middle, Expanding Tops," CARRA Working Papers 2016-07, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Claudia Goldin & Joshua Mitchell, 2016. "The New Lifecycle of Women’s Employment: Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middles, Expanding Tops," NBER Working Papers 22913, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- 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
- N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
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