Mathematical college majors and the gender gap in wages

Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 407-413

  Weinberger, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; WAGE GAP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032849414     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0019-8676.00134     Document Type: Article

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