The public and private sector pay gap in Pakistan: A quantile regression analysis

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-306

  Hyder, Asma ^a   Reilly, Barry ^b  

^a National University of Sciences and Technology   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751356567     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v44i3pp.271-306     Document Type: Article

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