Is there a penalty to being a Catholic in Northern Ireland: An econometric analysis of the relationship between religious belief and occupational success

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-192

  Borooah, Vani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; J15; J71; Multinomial logit; Occupational status; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037812598     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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