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Motherhood and Female Labor Supply in the Developing World

Evidence from Infertility Shocks

Jorge M. Agüero and Mindy S. Marks
Journal of Human Resources, October 2011, 46 (4) 800-826; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.4.800
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