The male marital wage premium: Sorting versus differential pay

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-304

  Petersen, Trond ^a   Penner, Andrew ^b   Hoøgsnes, Geir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 78751614139     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400204     Document Type: Review

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