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Booms, Busts, and Fertility

Testing the Becker Model Using Gender-Specific Labor Demand

Jessamyn Schaller
Journal of Human Resources, January 2016, 51 (1) 1-29; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.1.1
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vol. 51 no. 1 1-29
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.1.1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received June 1, 2013
  • Accepted September 1, 2014
  • Published online January 29, 2016.
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© 2016 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Jessamyn Schaller
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    • V. Effects of Gender-Specific Labor Market Conditions on Fertility
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