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Labor supply in the terminal stages of lone parents’ lives

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  • Elisabeth Fevang
  • Snorre Kverndokk
  • Knut Røed

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  • Elisabeth Fevang & Snorre Kverndokk & Knut Røed, 2012. "Labor supply in the terminal stages of lone parents’ lives," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 25(4), pages 1399-1422, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:25:y:2012:i:4:p:1399-1422
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-012-0402-3
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    Keywords

    Elderly care; Labor supply; Inheritance; J14; J22;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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