Comparable worth in a decentralized labour market: The case of Ontario

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 850-878

  Baker, Michael ^a,b   Fortin, Nicole M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CIRANO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR MARKET; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10044274411     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2004.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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