Implicit wage theories in equal pay debates in the United States

Feminist Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 23-52

  Mutari, Ellen ^a   Figart, Deborah M ^a   Power, Marilyn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Economic methodology; Equal Pay Act; Feminist theory; Living wages; Pay equity; Wage determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347242618     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700110064337     Document Type: Article

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