Do new male and female college graduates receive unequal pay?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-48

  McDonald, Judith A ^a   Thornton, Robert J ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; WAGE GAP;

EID: 33846991294     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.1.32     Document Type: Article

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