Analysing the gender wage gap (GWG) using personnel records

Labour

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-282

  Pfeifer, Christian ^a   Sohr, Tatjana ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN CAPITAL; WAGE GAP;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 65949086816     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2009.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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