Disaggregate labour supply functions for married women in New ZealandFootnote∗

I am grateful to H. Gregg Lewis, Margaret Patterson. Alan Woodland and three referees for constructive comments on work leading up to this paper. Julie Aggar and Nguyen van Ann have both provided very capable research assistance at various stages of the development of this paper.

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