Race and gender differences in the earnings of black workers

Industrial Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 466-488

  Kim, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME; RACIAL DISPARITY;

EID: 65649105051     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: 1468232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2009.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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