ASSORTATIVE MATING OR GLASS CEILING: UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF FEMALE WORKERS AMONG TOP EARNERS

Research in Labor Economics

Volumn 23, Issue , 2004, Pages 235-267

  Becker, Elizabeth ^a   Lindsay, Cotton M ^a  

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EID: 36148994376     PISSN: 01479121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9121(04)23007-2     Document Type: Review

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