Dynamics of the gender gap for young professionals in the financial and corporate sectors

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-255

  Bertrand, Marianne ^a,c   Goldin, Claudia ^b,c   Katz, Lawrence F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 79957454147     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.228     Document Type: Article

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