Trends in the gender earnings differential in urban China, 1988-2004

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-243

  Zhang, Junsen ^a   Han, Jun ^b   Liu, Pak Wai ^a   Zhao, Yaohui ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 38949206551     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390806100205     Document Type: Article

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