The Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition for linear regression models

Stata Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-479

  Jann, Ben ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blinder Oaxaca decomposition; Oaxaca; Outcome differential; st0151; Wage gap

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449133387     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x0800800401     Document Type: Article

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