The Economic Consequences of Parental Leave Mandates: Lessons from Europe

Quarterly Journal of Economics - Tập 113 Số 1 - Trang 285-317 - 1998
Christopher J. Ruhm1
1University of North Carolina–Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research

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