Wage differentials and state-private sector employment choice in Yugoslavia

Economics of Transition

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 463-491

  Lokshin, Michael M ^a   Jovanovic, Branko ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Capital Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Labour market; Public sector; Serbia and Montenegro; Wage differential

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE DETERMINATION;

YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0142025036     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0351.00153     Document Type: Article

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