How does collective bargaining affect the gender pay gap?

Work and Occupations

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 469-490

  Elvira, Marta M ^a,b   Saporta, Ishak ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0035498106     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888401028004005     Document Type: Article

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