Changes in the distribution of wages in Canada, 1981-1992

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 622-643

  Richardson, David H ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME INEQUALITY; WAGE GAP;

CANADA;

EID: 0031423191     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136236     Document Type: Article

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