Interindustry wage differentials and unobserved ability: Siblings evidence from five countries

Industrial Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-202

  Björklund, Anders ^a   Bratsberg, Bernt ^b,c   Eriksson, Tor ^d   Jäntti, Markus ^e   Raaum, Odbjörn ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845710517     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: 1468232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2007.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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