A comparative analysis of the evolution of gender wage discrimination: Spain vs. Galicia

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-180

  Pena Boquete, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Labour market; Regional economy; Wage discrimination

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL ECONOMY; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 68749115371     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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