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Female labour market participation in Europe: novel evidence on trends and shaping factors

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  • Angela Cipollone
  • Eleonora Patacchini
  • Giovanna Vallanti

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  • Angela Cipollone & Eleonora Patacchini & Giovanna Vallanti, 2014. "Female labour market participation in Europe: novel evidence on trends and shaping factors," IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 3(1), pages 1-40, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:izaels:v:3:y:2014:i:1:p:1-40:10.1186/2193-9012-3-18
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