The effect of unionization on the gender earnings gap in Canada: 1971-1981

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1405-1413

  Shamsuddin, Abul F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; UNION MEMBERSHIP; WAGE GAP;

CANADA;

EID: 0030442107     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496327660     Document Type: Article

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