Earnings differences between Chinese and Indian wage earners, 1987-2004

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 562-587

  Bargain, Olivier ^a   Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar ^b   Chakrabarty, Manisha ^c   Zhao, Zhong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Indian Institute of Management   (India)

^d IZA ^*  (Ireland)

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EID: 68149176627     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2009.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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