Decomposing wage gaps between Ethnic groups: The case of Israel

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1066-1087

  Levanon, Gad ^a,b   Raviv, Yaron ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conference Board ^*  (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34248569700     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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