Fairness and wages in Mexico's maquiladora industry: An empirical analysis of labor demand and the gender wage gap

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-28

  Charles, Aurelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fairness; Gender; Maquiladora industry; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751497303     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760903480558     Document Type: Article

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