Incomplete compensation and migration behavior: Has anything changed between 1990 and 2000?

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-152

  Clark, David E ^a   Herrin, William E ^b   Knapp, Thomas A ^c   White, Nancy E ^d  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAGE GAP;

EID: 51849160510     PISSN: 10904999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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