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Beaudry, Paul and Thomas Lemieux. 1999. Evolution of the Female Labour Force Participation Rate in Canada, 1976-1994. Project Report. 1999RP-02. Montréal. CIRANO.

Bernard, André and Jeannine Usalcas. 2014. “The labour market in Canada and the United States since the last recession.” Economic Insights. July. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-626-X – No. 036.

Blau, Francine D. and Lawrence M. Kahn. 2013. “Female labor supply: Why is the United States falling behind?" American Economic Review. Vol. 103, no. 3. May. p. 251-256.

Boushey, Heather. 2005. Are Women Opting Out? Debunking the Myth. Briefing Paper. Washington. Center for Economic and Policy Research. 14 p.

Central Intelligence Agency. 2014. The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington. 813 p.

Cross, Philip. 2011. “How did the 2008-2010 recession and recovery compare with previous cycles? Canadian Economic Observer. January. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-010-X.

Elsby, Michael W. L., Bart Hobijn and Aysegul Sahin. 2010. "The labor market in the Great Recession." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Vol. 41, no. 1. Spring. p. 1-69.

Gilmore, Jason and Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté. 2011. “Inside the labour market downturn.” Perspectives on Labour and Income. Vol. 23, no. 1. Spring. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-001-X.

Goldin, Claudia. 2006. "The quiet revolution that transformed women's employment, education, and family." American Economic Review. Vol. 96, no. 2. May. p. 1-21.

Han, Wen-Jui, Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook. 2008. “The timing of mothers’ employment after childbirth.” Monthly Labor Review. Vol. 131, no. 6. June. P. 15-27.

Marshall, Katherine. 2003. “Parental leave: More time off for baby.” Canadian Social Trends. Winter. No. 71. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008-X.

Marshall, Katherine. 1999. “Employment after childbirth.” Perspectives on Labour and Income. Vol. 11, no. 3. Autumn. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-001-X. p. 18-25.

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Milligan, Kevin. 2014. “What can we learn from Quebec’s child care experience?” Maclean’s. October 15.

Morissette, René, Garnett Picot and Yuqian Lu. 2012. “Wage growth over the past 30 years: Changing wages by age and education.” Economic Insights. June. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-626-X.

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