The use of quantile regressions in estimating gender wage differentials: A case study of the Philippines

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1001-1007

  Sakellariou, Chris ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 3142686904     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000233230     Document Type: Article

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