Does class matter equally for men and women?: A study of the impact of class on wage growth in Sweden 1999-2003

Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 522-540

  Bihagen, Erik ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European Socio economic Classification; Gender; Social class; Wage growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849116269     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038508088838     Document Type: Article

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