Firm wage differentials in a competitive industry: Some matched-panel evidence

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 336-346+490

  Martins, Pedro S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Garment industry; Pay differentials; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242642941     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720310485889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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