Pay differentials as a function of rater's sex, money ethic, and job incumbent's sex: A test of the Matthew Effect

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-144

  Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Money ethic; Pay differentials; Position worth; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030123544     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4870(95)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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