Determinants of income differentials: Comparing Asians with whites and blacks

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 588-600

  Sharpe, Deanna L ^a   Abdel Ghany, Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Income differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750981521     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9034-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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