Wage differentials in the 1990s in Israel: Endowments, discrimination, and selectivity

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-236

  Neuman, Shoshana ^a   Oaxaca, Ronald L ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Gender; Israel; Pay differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544459043     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720510604938     Document Type: Article

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