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Juggling Priorities
Women’s Labor Market Opportunities and Household Consumption Patterns
So Yoon Ahn and Yu Kyung Koh
Published online before print June 05, 2026, 0125-14032R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0125-14032R2
So Yoon Ahn
†So Yoon Ahn is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Yu Kyung Koh
‡Yu Kyung Koh is a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University.

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue Supplement
1 Jun 2026
Juggling Priorities
So Yoon Ahn, Yu Kyung Koh
Journal of Human Resources Jun 2026, 0125-14032R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0125-14032R2
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