The gender earnings gap: Evidence from the UK

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1-36

  Harkness, Susan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002723875     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.1996.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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