How wide is the gap? An investigation of gender wage differences using quantile regression

Empirical Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 149-167

  García, Jaume ^a   Hernández, Pedro J ^b   López Nicolás, Angel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Quantile regression; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE GAP;

EID: 0012261281     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810000050     Document Type: Article

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