Education and gender wage differentials in Portugal: What can we learn from an age cohort analysis?

Education Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-278

  González, Pilar ^a   Santos, Luis Delfim ^a   Santos, Maria Clementina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Labor market; Salary wage differentials

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; WAGE GAP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449380355     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290802628437     Document Type: Article

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