The allocation of blacks in large firms and establishments and Black-White wage inequality in the U.S. economy

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 382-403

  Mitra, Aparna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0033243090     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.1999.tb00877.x     Document Type: Article

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