Has the shift toward markets hurt ethnic minorities?: Changes in ethnic earnings differentials in Bulgaria's early transition

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-31

  Giddings, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Differentiation; Ethnic groups; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036017698     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720210421286     Document Type: Article

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