Unequal pay or unequal employment? A cross-country analysis of gender gaps

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 621-654

  Olivetti, Claudia ^a   Petrongolo, Barbara ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51949096109     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589458     Document Type: Article

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