Women's economic niches and earnings inferiority: The view from the ethnic economy

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-557

  Light, Ivan ^a  

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ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNICITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 34047146539     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830701265412     Document Type: Article

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