Self-selection and wages during volatile transition

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-629

  Dimova, Ralitza ^a   Gang, Ira N ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Employment selection; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548131033     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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