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Childcare, Eldercare, and Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Urban China, 1982–2000

Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Rachel Connelly, Lan Chen and Lixin Tang
Journal of Human Resources, March 2011, 46 (2) 261-294; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.2.261
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