Regional differences in wage premia and returns to education by gender in India

Indian Journal of Labour Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-347

  Duraisamy, P ^a   Duraisamy, Malathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENDER; REGIONAL PATTERN; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 24944447246     PISSN: 09717927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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