Something in the way she moves: A fresh look at an old gap

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-188

  Manning, Alan ^a   Robinson, Helen ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 1842782346     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpf039     Document Type: Article

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