Differences in labor supply to monopsonistic firms and the gender pay gap: An empirical analysis using linked employer-employee data from Germany

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-330

  Hirsch, Boris ^a   Schank, Thorsten ^a   Schnabel, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 77952615772     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651208     Document Type: Article

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