Examining equality between public- and private-sector wage distributions

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-79

  Bender, Keith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0037258983     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/41.1.62     Document Type: Article

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