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Child penalties across industries: why job characteristics matter

Sébastien Fontenaya SBS-EM, DULBEA, CEBRIG, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas Murphyb SBS-EM, DULBEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Ilan Tojerowc SBS-EM, DULBEA, CEBRIG & IZA-Bonn, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Pages 488-495 | Published online: 24 Oct 2021

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