Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples

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Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples. / Druedahl, Jeppe; Ejrnæs, Mette; Jørgensen, Thomas.

2019.

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Druedahl, J, Ejrnæs, M & Jørgensen, T 2019 'Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples'. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3370138

APA

Druedahl, J., Ejrnæs, M., & Jørgensen, T. (2019). Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples. CEBI Working Paper Series No. 02/19 https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3370138

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Druedahl J, Ejrnæs M, Jørgensen T. Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples. 2019 May 8. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3370138

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Druedahl, Jeppe ; Ejrnæs, Mette ; Jørgensen, Thomas. / Earmarked Paternity Leave and the Relative Income Within Couples. 2019. (CEBI Working Paper Series; No. 02/19).

Bibtex

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