The Danish gender wage gap in the 1980s: A panel data study

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-279

  Rosholm, Michael ^a   Smith, Nina ^b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^c Ctr for Labour Mkt and Social Res

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; PANEL DATA; WAGE GAP;

DENMARK;

EID: 0030472801     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a028568     Document Type: Article

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