Sex, wages, and productivity: An empirical analysis of Israeli firm-level data

International Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-123

  Hellerstein, Judith K ^a   Neumark, David ^a  

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EID: 0039934667     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.00007     Document Type: Article

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