Gender differences in employment and earnings in science and engineering in the US

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-354

  Graham, John W ^a   Smith, Steven A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Rate of return; Salary wage differentials

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; WAGE GAP;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844349211     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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