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Firm and Worker Responses to Extensions in Paid Maternity Leave

Cecilia Machado, Valdemar Neto and Christiane Szerman
Published online before print May 08, 2024, 0322-12232R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0322-12232R2
Cecilia Machado
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