Gender pay differentials during the transition in Poland

Economics of Transition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 697-726

  Adamchik, Vera A ^a   Bedi, Arjun S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender differentials; Poland; Wages

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; WAGE GAP;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 0346277030     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0967-0750.2003.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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