Male marital wage differentials: Training, personal characteristics, and fixed effects

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 722-742

  Rodgers, William M ^a   Stratton, Leslie S ^b,c,d  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d CIM   (Denmark)

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EID: 77954784204     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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