Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records

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Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records. / Fadlon, Itzik; Nielsen, Torben Heien.

In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2021, p. 1-30.

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Fadlon, I & Nielsen, TH 2021, 'Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20170604

APA

Fadlon, I., & Nielsen, T. H. (2021). Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 13(3), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20170604

Vancouver

Fadlon I, Nielsen TH. Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2021;13(3):1-30. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20170604

Author

Fadlon, Itzik ; Nielsen, Torben Heien. / Family Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks: Evidence from Danish Administrative Records. In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2021 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 1-30.

Bibtex

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