Does gender influence the provision of fringe benefits? Evidence from vietnamese SMEs

Feminist Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-87

  Rand, John ^a   Tarp, Finn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fringe benefits; Gender; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251527500     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2010.542003     Document Type: Article

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