The public pay gap in Britain: Small differences that (don't?) matter

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 523, 2007, Pages 1460-1503

  Postel Vinay, Fabien ^a   Turon, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WAGE GAP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848869356     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02091.x     Document Type: Article

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