Male-female wage discrimination in Chinese industry: Investigation using firm-level data

Economics of Transition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-112

  Zhang, Liqin ^a   Dong, Xiao Yuan ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Economic transition; Gender wage discrimination

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MARKET TRANSITION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 37549058345     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00317.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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