The Transition in East Germany: When is a Ten-Point Fall in the Gender Wage Gap Bad News?

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 148-169

  Hunt, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0036101820     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323935     Document Type: Review

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