State policies and gender earnings inequality: A multilevel analysis of 50 U.S. states based on U.S. census 2000 data

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-254

  Ryu, Kirak ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77956805549     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2010.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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