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Research Article

Social norms and the gender gap in labor force participation: Evidence from Turkey

Z. Eylem Gevreka a Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Porto Business School, Porto, Portugal and CEGECorrespondence[email protected]
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Deniz Gevrekb Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, United States and IZA, Bonn, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-3134
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Pages 2102-2107 | Published online: 11 Jul 2022

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