Hypothesis tests when decomposing differences in the first moment

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-304

  Yun, Myeong Su ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristics effect; Coefficients effect; Decomposition analysis; Significance test

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET;

EID: 33645082911     PISSN: 07479662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jem-2005-0257     Document Type: Article

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