The differing nature of black-white wage inequality across occupational sectors

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 398-434

  Bjerk, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATION; RACIAL DISPARITY; WAGE GAP;

EID: 34247194074     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.2.398     Document Type: Article

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