Sexual orientation and labor market discrimination

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 436-453

  Elmslie, Bruce ^a   Tebaldi, Edinaldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; Sex orientation; Wage discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448993289     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-007-9006-1     Document Type: Article

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