Equal pay for equal work: The role of job evaluation in an evolving social norm

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-19

  Figart, Deborah M ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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EID: 0039602973     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2000.11506241     Document Type: Review

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