Gender differences in political knowledge: Distinguishing characteristics-based and returns-based differences

Political Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-136

  Dow, Jay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blinder Oaxaca decomposition; Gender; Political knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349135772     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-008-9059-8     Document Type: Article

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