Decomposing the change in the wage gap between white and black men over time, 1980-2005: An extension of the blinder-oaxaca decomposition method

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-651

  Kim, ChangHwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blinder Oaxaca decomposition; Decomposition of change over time; Detailed decomposition; Identification problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953733321     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124110366235     Document Type: Article

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