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The Motherhood Earnings Dip: Evidence from Administrative Records

Fernández-Kranz Daniel, Aitor Lacuesta and Núria Rodríguez-Planas
Journal of Human Resources, January 2013, 48 (1) 169-197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.48.1.169
Fernández-Kranz Daniel
Daniel Fernández-Kranz is an associate professor of economics at the IE-Business School, Madrid. Aitor Lacuesta is a senior economist at the Banco de España, Madrid. Núria Rodríguez-Planas is a visiting research fellow at IZA, affiliated researcher at the Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), and visiting professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Aitor Lacuesta
Daniel Fernández-Kranz is an associate professor of economics at the IE-Business School, Madrid. Aitor Lacuesta is a senior economist at the Banco de España, Madrid. Núria Rodríguez-Planas is a visiting research fellow at IZA, affiliated researcher at the Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), and visiting professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Núria Rodríguez-Planas
Daniel Fernández-Kranz is an associate professor of economics at the IE-Business School, Madrid. Aitor Lacuesta is a senior economist at the Banco de España, Madrid. Núria Rodríguez-Planas is a visiting research fellow at IZA, affiliated researcher at the Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), and visiting professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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