Sexual orientation and labour relations: New evidence from Athens, Greece

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2653-2665

  Drydakis, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Sexual orientation; Wage discrimination

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WAGE GAP;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

EID: 80051731526     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.566194     Document Type: Article

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